Most of the grubs you see in the compost pile and in healthy soils in general are the good kind. They primarily feed on dead and decaying organic matter rather than live foliage and roots. Their ...

Recently I tackled the job of trimming turf that had grown over the sidewalk in front of my house. When I peeled back the excess sod and grass, I uncovered lots of small, whitish worms. They are grubs ...

If you plan to compost, you can’t be bug shy. It’s always amazing who and what shows up to help break down organic matter. One common creature is the white grub, an especially nasty-looking and ugly ...

Q. I have a compost pile. During the past year, I have been bothered with ants, flies, gnats and grub worms. Sometimes the compost also smells but so far either the neighbors have not noticed it or ...

This is the time of year when grubs are feeding on the roots of plants. Many of these types of grubs are the same types that feed in compost piles. Some people refer to them as “compost worms.” The ...

The agrarian community has been abuzz about the black soldier fly for a while, hailing it as the hot new sustainable fuel. The fly's larvae – grubs – provide chickens and pigs with food that they are ...

It made it into this infographic on which composting method is best for you, but it's fair to say that grub composting—or the practice of disposing of organic waste by feeding it to black soldier fly ...

Grubs in your lawn will eventually grow to be beetles, and these insects can be destructive to many garden plants. Though there are commercial grub-killers available, it is safer and more sustainable ...

All sorts of lawn-improving steps are best done in early fall. Most are geared toward overcoming the lousy soil you likely have underneath and/or providing more ideal cultural conditions. Jobs to ...

It’s perfectly possible to reuse spent compost the following year, but there are a few things to be mindful of - Getty I completely understand: if you’re buying large volumes of compost each year it ...

Most of the grubs you see in the compost pile and in healthy soils in general are the good kind. They primarily feed on dead and decaying organic matter rather than live foliage and roots. Their ...