Soft, spongy turf that lifts like loose carpet. Armadillos rooting up the yard every night. Birds and raccoons digging for protein. Those are grubs — beetle larvae chewing your St. Augustine roots from below.
We treat both curatively (when damage is visible) and preventively (when the timing is right).
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Grubs are beetle larvae. They spend the summer underground chewing through your St. Augustine root system, and two things happen:
By the time you’re seeing armadillo damage, you have a grub problem.
Sarasota Lawn Care treats both curatively and preventively. Call (941) 297-2606 for a free Sarasota lawn inspection.
The carpet test. Pull damaged turf. If it lifts away with no root resistance, grubs ate the roots.
The spade test. Cut a 1 sq ft section 3 inches deep and flip it. Count C-shaped white larvae — 6+ per sq ft on St. Augustine is treatment threshold.
The digger tell. Armadillos, raccoons, or robins working the yard at night = something edible underneath. In SWFL, that’s grubs.
Sarasota has persistent armadillo pressure because Myakka River State Park, the Celery Fields corridor, and preserve land throughout the region keep populations high. Palmer Ranch, Southgate, Gulf Gate, and neighborhoods along the preserve edges see the heaviest nightly digging.
Treating grubs removes the food source; most armadillos relocate within 2–3 weeks. Armadillos are a protected species in Florida — live-trap exclusion is the only legal option if removing food doesn’t work, and it’s costly. Start with grub control.
Preventive (mid-May–late June). One application of imidacloprid or chlorantraniliprole protects the whole season. Low cost, high effectiveness, minimal collateral impact.
Curative (Aug–Oct). For visible damage. More expensive, slightly tighter margin, still effective.
If you’ve had grubs before in Sarasota, next summer’s preventive application is the right call.
Sarasota grub treatment starts in the low-to-mid hundreds for a typical single-family lawn. Preventive is included in our Lawn Care 7-Step program at lower total cost than responsive treatment.
Active damage with nightly armadillo digging gets same-day or next-day service. Call (941) 297-2606 with your address.
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Call (941) 297-2606 for a free inspection. We confirm grub counts, treat the infestation, and address the armadillos that feed on them.
