What works
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Product
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When it works
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When it Doesn't work
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Comments
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Diazinon*
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Spring and Fall
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Summer
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May not be available
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Sevin
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Spring and Fall
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Summer
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Sevin works better than Dylox
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Dylox
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Spring and Fall
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Summer
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GrubEx
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Summer
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Fall and Spring
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Bayer Advanced Lawn Season Long Control
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Summer
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Fall and Spring
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(*Diazinon is in short supply because it is no longer formulated for homeowner use.)
What doesn't work
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT WORK.
Background: It seems that every law/regulation has a legal crack or two that can be exploited, at the consumer's expense, for financial gain. Pesticide use laws are no exception. Insecticides can be labeled for use against specific insects. This means there is data that shows that the insecticide kills the insect. The insecticide can also be labeled for use on a specific site. Your lawn is a legally defined site.
There is a new product being sold for lawn grub control. It is marketed by Sprectracide and is Triazicide. It has a big picture of a lawn grub on the bag. The active ingredient is a synthetic pyrethroid. While synthetic pyrethroids kill lots of different kinds of insects, this synthetic pyrethroid does not kill grubs in the lawn. However, Sprectracide has a site label for the product and it is legal to sell, for now anyway.