how do I get rid of earth worms that are ruining my lawn?

Answer 1

Earth worms don't ruin your lawn they are 100% beneficial to it. They aerate it and keep it fertilized with their poop. Take a few worms fishing with you and forget about the rest.

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How could worms ruin your lawn?It's really thier lawn not yours.

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You must suffer from scoliophobia. The worms go in and the worms go out. Be kind to worms, take

Answer 3

You don't say how big the mud mounds are. If they are quite small they could be worm casts and all you have to do with them is to brush the lawn over with a stiff brush. If they are worm casts they are very good for the lawn as worms will keep your lawn aerated and healthy. If, however, the mounds are very big like bigger than a dinner plate in diameter, then they are moles. To get rid of them get some of those children's windmills on sticks and put them into the ground wherever a hole appears, when it is windy the noise of the windmill going round will vibrate down the stick and annoy the hell out of the moles and they will move on. I know this works as my sister used this method very successfully.

Answer 4

Worms are good for your lawn, the worm casts can be brushed into the lawn and will help keeping it fed and green. If the grass is yellowing it could be Leatherjackets which I soppose could look like fat stumpy worms, these feed on the roots of grass and eventually grow into crane flys. I garden organiclly now so I wouldnt recommend any incecticide but maybe giving your grass a good rake, feed and re-seed might help.

Answer 5

Again!!! Earth Worms are not ruining your lawn!
They are beneficial insects and they aerate and fertilize, your lawn!
I hope you believe US ALL.
RE POST the question with a description what what the RUINED LAWN looks like. Sun, shade, rain, part of the world, then we will be happy to help you figure out WHAT IS ACTUALLY KILLING YOUR LAWN!!!

Answer 6

Concrete over the lawn - the worms will not ruin it then. If you kill the worms the grass will die off eventually. The grass needs the worms to stay healthy.

Answer 7

if you see bird digging in your yard or moles making runs, treat your yard with grub control. The best time is in June. Grub control will last the entire lawn season. When you see birds feeding or moles tearing up your lawn, apply the grub control. You can get fifteen pounds bags of grub control power from garden supply stores. Earth worms generally are not the problem, grub worms eat the roots of plants. Moles and birlds eat the grub worms. Moles do not eat roots. Grub control only kill worms within a foot of the surface. Earth worms dig deeper and will not be killed.

Answer 8

Worms don't ruin lawns they are good for them. Seems you may have a problem with drainage if they are constantly coming through and leaving worm casts

Answer 9

You probably have grubs. And they can be treated by tossing parasite eggs that are specific for grubs around in your lawn.

I know this sounds weird, but its actually a great thing to do. As I mentioned the parasite egg is totally specific to grubs, and you never have to worry about your pets, kids, tomatoes, or you ever acquiring a parasitic infection.

Here is how this works. You throw the eggs around on your lawn. The eggs hatch, and seek out the grubs. The baby parasites have a sharp tooth that will cut into the belly of the grub. When it does this, it leaves an opening for bacteria to enter the grub beetle. It's actually the bacteria that kill the grub, but the parasite continues to reside inside the grub, and uses it to finish out its growing cycle. When the parasite matures, it leaves the grub beetle and lays thousands of eggs in the soil, waiting for the next grub to come along. The cycle repeats itself over and over until there are no more grubs (which is unlikely because your neighbors [and your neighbor's neighbors] probably have the same problem).

If I remember correctly, grub beetles are born in your soil. As they mature, they feed on grass roots growing in your soil . As they mature, they leave the soil and start feeding on the greenery of your taller plants (this can be devastating to your garden plants too). They lay their eggs here, which drop to the ground, and THEIR cycle starts over again.

There are a few types of grub beetles. You can dig up a portion of your soil (different spots around the yard for a good sampling) the have it analyzed for free (I think) from your state's agriculture department (plus have your soil analyzed for pH at the same time)!

After knowing which of the 3 or so types of grubs you have, you would know what type of parasite eggs to purchase.

When I researched this topic on the web this summer, I was finding that there are only a few companies to purchase from. But it wasn't terribly expensive (I depended on how much lawn you have).

Your question is an important one...And I hope this helped. Spread the good Karma!!

Answer 10

Earthworms won't ruin your lawn...your lawn will wither and die without them! If you are feeling "mushy" places in your lawn it is probably moles or voles. They think roots and worms are a fancy buffet! They are harder to get rid of. There are traps and poison you can get at your local home and garden center.