Although earthworms are in general beneficial to your lawn , sometimes their populations can get out of control . You will then see mounds in your lawn where they enter and go the ground . Earthworms can be ensure by use of carbamate compounds . Sevin , Turcam and Baygon are a few insecticides that contain carbamate compounds . To keep the population down you ’ll have to apply the insecticide two to four times per year , but not more often than once every seven days .

Step 1

Identify that earthworms are causing the problems in your lawn . see for earthworm casting on top of the lawn . expect for piddling agglomerate of soil on top of the lawn , which may or may not have a hole in the middle .

Step 2

buy a pesticide that has carbaryl as an participating fixings . Carbaryl is very toxic to earthworms ; Sevin is a pesticide that hold back carbaryl .

Step 3

use the pesticide at the recommend rate for grubs , which is also suitable for earthworms . Apply 4 to 8 lbs . of fighting ingredient per Accho . Reapply the pesticide up to two to four times each season to keep the nightwalker under control .

Step 4

pile up grass clipping . dew worm utilize green goddess trimming for food , so take away them will make the fishworm to seek nutrient elsewhere .

Kills Earthworms?

There are many different species of nightcrawler . In recent years , the Environmental Protection Agency has remove many different insect powder from the market that were reducing earthworm population . Sevin , a carbayl - based ware , is intended for pour down off chuck in a lawn but has been found to reduce earthworm population as well when used at the commend dose amounts for grubs . Other chemical substance that are known to be toxic to earthworm let in diazinon , Merit ( imicdacloprid ) and Dursban ( chlorpyrifos ) . Certain insect powder that are not necessarily aimed at killing off earthworms may actually do exactly that .

Things Needed

Warning

wear out safety goggles and baseball glove when handling any pesticide . They should not come in contact with the eye or skin .

Tip

Keep inseminate your lawn appropriately . With a lower supply of earthworms , your lawn ’s supply of nutrients will be scurvy . Most lawn weed demand 2 to 3 lbs . of nitrogen per 1,000 straight feet .

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