White grubs in nursery setting... Will they be a damage concern?

[Turkey Creek]

Maya this is probably geared more to you. I have white grubs in my nursery soil, same as the white grubs that cause damage to turf grass roots. Will they be a damage threat to my fruit tree roots on my grafts? I could treat them, but if I dont need to I will save my money. Plus it will kill off all the earth worms that I think are beneficial to good soil health.

Any other insect or disease pests that could potentially be an issue for extremely young trees?

Thanks!

 

[Mortenson]

Well I've been using the search function, and maybe this is as good a place as any. I've been losing what has appeared to be otherwise healthy tree grafts. It seems the rootstocks have been failing. Today I pulled out 10 of the dead ones, and almost all of them had a white grub attached to them. I think I've found my culprit, and wish I would've started pulling them a few weeks ago... might've saved a few more. My question -- what can I apply to the soil right now to kill these bastages? Real new to this, so don't know a whole lot about insecticides. I do own some Imidan, Tempo, Malathion, and Sevin dust. Will any of those help or should I head to Rural King and look for grub products? Thanks!!

 

[Turkey Creek]

You know I never treated mine and still have a random grub or 2. Cant say I have lost many if any trees from grubs looking back though. Not saying it isnt a problem for you. I would think the regular lawn grub chemicals would work. Just read the label before buying. I dont think you are supposed to use it around producing trees but obviously that is not our situation.