Fight Back Against This Spring’s Insect Pests

In many parts of the country white grubs wreak havoc with lawns. They feed on grass roots and can destroy your entire lawn if left untreated. If you had a grub problem (for more information click here) last fall and weren't able to apply control measures, take action. First, apply Bayer Advanced™ 24-Hour Grub Killer Plus Granules this month to kill the grubs that are feeding on your lawn this spring. It delivers overnight results, and it also kills other pests, including chinch bugs, cutworms, mole crickets and sod webworms. If you are trying to prevent grubs in the future you should apply Bayer Advanced™ Season-Long Grub Control Plus Turf Revitalizer Granules in May or June to control this summer’s grubs. Its new, patented dual-action formulation promotes turf recovery with essential nutrients and controls grubs all summer long. And don’t forget, today’s grubs are tomorrow’s plant-eating beetles.

If you have also had problems with insects that feed on grass blades, such as armyworms, chinch bugs and sod webworms, use Bayer Advanced™ Complete Insect Killer For Soil & Turf Granules. It combines two Bayer proprietary ingredients that kill more than 50 kinds of above- and belowground pests, including ants, aphids, armyworms, bagworms, chinch bugs, cockroaches, cutworms, earwigs, fleas, grasshoppers, gypsy moths, lace bugs, leafhoppers, leafminers, mealybugs, mosquitoes, pine tip moths, rose midges, sod webworms, spiders, spittlebugs, thrips, ticks, white grubs and whiteflies. Bayer Advanced™ Complete Insect Killer For Soil & Turf Granules is also available in ready-to-spray liquid and liquid concentrate. These products can also be used to control insects on flowers and shrubs. To keep pests away from homes, apply beneath shrubs, around the house foundation and on nearby grass or weeds.

This Month’s Grubs Turn Into This Summer’s Beetles

White grubs are the larval stage of a specific family of beetles, which includes Japanese beetles, June beetles and rose chafers. In other words, the grubs that may be in your lawn now will turn into beetles that feed on your trees, shrubs and flowers later this summer. (To take an informative look at the life cycle of white grubs and the beetles they change into, click here). Bayer Advanced offers a complete line of products to protect your plants from these ravenous beetles. To protect your roses and flowers, try Bayer Advanced™ All-In-One Rose & Flower Care Concentrate. It protects your plants from insects like Japanese beetles, plus against common diseases, all while it feeds.

To protect and feed your trees, use the new Bayer Advanced™ 12-Month Tree & Shrub Protect & Feed Concentrate.  No spraying is necessary – just mix with water and pour at the base of the tree. It protects for up to 12 months, plus offers slow-release feeding. Bayer Advanced™ 12-Month Tree & Shrub Protect & Feed Concentrate can also be used to protect trees from devastating pests like Emerald Ash Borers and adelgids.

Bayer Advanced™ Sponsors National Clean Air Green Tour

Bayer Advanced™ is a title sponsor of the 3rd annual Clean Air Green Tour, designed to educate consumers about the economic and environmental benefits of protecting trees, environmental responsibility, sustainability and “green” products.

The 61-city, 24-state tour kicks off April 14 in New York City. Experts in tree care, environmental responsibility, sustainability and “green” products will tour the country in a bio-diesel, solar-powered bus and a Bayer Advanced hybrid SUV, vehicles specifically selected to promote cleaner air and energy efficiency. They’ll make stops at 40 Lowe’s stores, 14 Wal-Mart Supercenters and eight major festivals. They’ll also hold tree plantings in five cities and host a community cleanup day. An average of 1,500 consumers each day will learn about the benefits of going “green” and just how cost efficient it can be. A total of 10,000 tree saplings will be distributed to consumers at tour stops in April and May. In addition, the Clean Air Green Tour will plant more than 100,000 trees in public areas between April 23 and May 14 in Lexington, Ky., Lansing, Mich., Flint, Mich., Detroit, Mich., and Fort Wayne, Ind. For more information, click here.