slit seeding tomorrow, can i use grub control too?

[rhody]

I am slit seeding my lawn tomorrow and today I was pulling up some weeks around a particularly badly damaged area and found a lot of grubs. My question is can I put down grub control the same time as i put in the new seed and starter fertilizer?

Are grubs not active right now? I don't want to put in new seed only to have the grubs go to town on it

[Jason Rose]

Yes, this is prime active grub season, at least it is here where I am. You don't list where you live...

Grub control, if you have seen them, would be smart to apply now. Make sure you get a grub control that will kill them now and not one of the "preventative" types.

[rhody]

Sorry, I am in Rhode Island. So it is ok to use grub control when you are putting in new seed? It wont harm the germination of the grass?

[Jason Rose]

no, an insecticide won't hinder seed germination.