The lawn feels soft underfoot and can be peeled back where roots are eaten.
Irregular dying areas
Patches that don’t match your watering pattern.
Birds and other animals digging
Wildlife digging for grubs is a common giveaway.
Perth-specific
Why It Happens in Perth
Grubs are the larvae of beetles and feed on turf roots through the warmer months. Because the damage is below ground, it’s easy to misread as a watering or soil problem — which is why confirming the pest matters.
Perth treatment guide
How to Treat It
Read the label. Always follow current product label directions before applying any pesticide or chemical — rates and safety intervals vary by product. We apply all products per APVMA label requirements.
1
Confirm grubs are present
Peel back a spongy section and look for curled larvae in the root zone.
2
Apply a suitable treatment
Per the current product label, watered in to reach the root zone.
3
Reseed or re-turf bare areas
Once the grubs are controlled, repair the damaged patches.
Not sure which product or how severe it is? The Lawn Clinic ($99) confirms it before you spend money on the wrong treatment.
Post-treatment recovery
Recovering Your Lawn
Once root-feeding stops, the lawn re-establishes over several weeks with watering and feeding. Badly thinned areas may need re-turfing.
Not sure it’s lawn grubs perth?
Confirm it — book a Lawn Clinic
Several lawn problems look alike. Getting the diagnosis wrong means treating the wrong thing and wasting money on products that won’t work.
