A milder winter means the European chafer beetle has been out of hibernation for longer than usual. This also means the animals that tear up lawns and eat the grubs have been around for a while, too, according to one lawn specialist.
“Although we did have snow, there wasn’t a really deep frost line, so it was milder, a lot more moisture in the soil,” said Robert Bourne of Nutri-Lawn Vancouver.
Robert Bourne says every other call his lawn company receives these days is
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