Protect your lawn from devastating root damage and defoliation with our preventive grub control and rapid-response armyworm treatments for Middle Tennessee.
Subterranean grubs and surface-feeding armyworms are two of the most destructive insect pests for Middle Tennessee lawns. Grubs—the larval stage of Japanese beetles and June bugs—feed on the root system of your turf in late summer and early fall, causing the grass to turn brown and pull up easily like a loose carpet. Armyworm outbreaks, which are becoming increasingly common in our area during late August and September, can completely defoliate a lawn in a matter of days if left unchecked.
Our Grub & Armyworm Control service utilizes Acelepryn, the gold-standard preventive product in the industry. Applied between late May and early July, Acelepryn is completely bee-safe and provides a long residual barrier in the soil. This preventive application ensures the product is present and active in the root zone before the eggs hatch and the grubs begin feeding in late summer.
In addition to preventive grub control, we provide continuous monitoring throughout the late summer for armyworm activity. When armyworms are detected, we offer rapid-response curative treatments using university-recommended products to stop the infestation immediately and save your lawn from severe damage.
Middle Tennessee experiences significant pressure from both Japanese beetle grubs and fall armyworms. The timing of our preventive applications is specifically calibrated for the life cycles of these local pests. Applying grub control too early or too late renders it ineffective. Furthermore, our region has seen severe armyworm outbreaks in recent years, making proactive monitoring and rapid-response capabilities essential.
We provide grub & armyworm control throughout the I-65 corridor. Select your town for location-specific information:
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Preventive grub control must be applied before the grubs begin feeding. In Middle Tennessee, this means applying products like Acelepryn between late May and early July. This ensures the active ingredient is in the soil when the Japanese beetle and June bug eggs hatch.
Grub damage typically appears in late summer as irregular brown patches. The defining characteristic is that because the grubs have eaten the roots, the damaged turf can be easily rolled back like a loose carpet. You will often see the white, C-shaped grubs in the soil underneath.
Fall armyworms are caterpillars that can grow up to 1.5 inches long, often with a distinct inverted "Y" mark on their head. They feed on the grass blades (not the roots) and travel in large numbers. A severe infestation can completely strip a lawn of its green tissue in 48 to 72 hours.
Yes. We use Acelepryn for our preventive grub control, which is recognized as the gold standard in the industry largely because of its excellent safety profile. It provides exceptional control of grubs and armyworms while being completely safe for bees, earthworms, and other beneficial pollinators.
While grubs are a part of a mole's diet, their primary food source is earthworms. Eliminating grubs will reduce the overall food supply, but it rarely forces established moles to leave. Professional trapping is the only effective way to remove moles from a property.
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Spring Hill, TN
AJ is wonderful. We are so happy that we chose him to do our yard. We now have carpet grass instead of weeds and dirt. After trying to create a carpet of grass for 14 years and failing, We hired AJ (Mr. Lawn). He tested… Read S.B.'s full review
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Spring Hill, TN
AJ does a very good job of communicating with me. My lawn is full and green. I would recommend this gentleman to anyone looking to improve their yard.
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Spring Hill, TN
AJ is a lawn expert. Mr. Lawn costs around what I was spending at Homedepot and lowes to buy my own misery. We started together late season of 2022. The yard was barely ok after 4 years of me trying. We had 1 acre of… Read T.P.'s full review
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Franklin, TN
They have done a great job! Very prompt to requests and fairly priced.
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Spring Hill, TN
New grass is coming in nice and thick. Thank you AJ!!
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Nolensville, TN
AJ is top tier! He is a wealth of knowledge in all things lawn and knows exactly how to treat and foresee any problem areas. Rates are fair and a super great person. A+
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