Milky Spore
Mole and Grub Control with Milky Spore:
Ever hunt for the perfect product to no avail? If you are looking to control moles, Japanese Beetles and lawn grubs with one product, then look no further. Milky Spore is the product that will do everything for you.
No More Song Birds:
When I decided to build anew home on a 5 acre wooded lot, I never gave it a thought that moles could be a problem. After a couple of years the mole problem I was going to have became very obvious.
With such an immediate problem, I wished to cure this a rapidly as possible. So I made a quick trip to the garden superstore and purchased the best grub control poison that I could find. I won't mention the product name, but I can say the main active ingredient was Diazinon.
Did the mole problem disappear? Yes it did for that one year. The next thing I found was dead song birds all over the property, and everything got strangely silent. Holy Cow, what was happening??
After some investigation, I found in my ignorance that by poisoning the grubs, they crawled to the lawn surface and the birds ate the grubs, killing the birds. I couldn't have felt worse. One of the biggest lures of living in the woods was now gone.
I found a little known product called Milky Spore after considerable investigation. As I didn't want to repeat this awful mistake, I completed a considerable amount of exploration on this product.
The product checked out to be completely safe for birds, pets and humans, but was that too good to be true? After the Milky Spore arrived it was spread per the directions, and lasted a full 12 years. Amazing! I was convinced of the potential of organic pest control after that.
How Does This Amazing Product Work?
The main ingredient in the Milky Spore is a organically occurring bacteria that turns out to be deadly to the grubs. When they digest it, their digestive system is paralyzed, resulting in their death. As a result, the grubs crawl to the surface, die and the bacteria multiplies by the billions, rapidly spreading over your entire lawn. After about 6 to 8 weeks, not only the grubs, but the Japanese Beetles will be totally eliminated from the lawn.
How about the moles? They are not going to stick around. By killing the grubs, their food source was taken away.
Being that this stuff is completely organic, after application there are no health concerns for your family, pets or the birds. Everyone is safe and no poisons to contaminate the lawn, the water table, or your song birds.
How You Apply Milky Spore:
I feel that the Milky Spore that is in the concentrated powder form works the best. I feel it has a much longer lasting presence in the lawn than the granular type.
If the concentrate form is purchased, follow the application instructions very closely. Use the application spacing as a recommended maximum and do not skimp on material. It is also recommended that the specified application tube be used to apply the product to your lawn. You will find that it performs very well and is very low-priced.
Just fill the applicator and slam it into the ground at every 36 inches, or one large sized pace to locate a 36" x 36" grid of Milky Spore dots all over your lawn.
How Much Does it Cost?
At first gloss you will think Milky Spore is rather pricey. It runs about $90 to cover 10,000 square feet of lawn. The savings is in how long it lasts. This product will be one of the most frugal investments you can make in your landscape. The applicator will last for many uses and costs only about $8.00.
Well, it is not cheap. It calculates to be very close to $90.00 per 10,000 square feet of lawn coverage. The savings is in how long it lasts. This will be a very good investment in your mole control. The applicator runs about $8.00 and will last for many applications if kept in a dry location.
Where Can Milky Spore be Purchased?
My Rating of the Product?
Being simple to apply, a very low cost per year for the product and does exactly as advertised, I give it the highest rating of 10 stars. So give Milky Spore a try, it will perform very well for you and you will not be disappointed.
If you wish to learn more about using Milky Spore, visit our article Milky Spore. Another article addressing mole control, lawn grubs and beetles is Milky Spore for Mole Control.
