St. Gabriel Organics 80010-9 Milky Spore Powder, 10-Ounce

This stuff really works to get rid of Japanese beetles and their larva

This stuff works great! No more grubs! The skunks were tearing up my yard. Check youtube for the video on how to make your own tube.

The mole population was increasing and a couple of years ago my garden was decimated by Japanese beetles. My lawn was lumpy with dirt mounds from moles, and my grass was all but gone. And it wasn't just because of lack of rain. After doing my research, I learned how to solve the three-part problem ... get rid of the grubs that the moles eat, and the adult 'grubs' which are the Japanese beetles. However, I didn't want to use a harsh chemical.The milky spore is working beautifully. I didn't give it 5 stars because it's still working and all the results aren't in. But after spooning it on the lawn as the instructions indicate, I watered it in well, and in a week the grass started coming back.That was early July and it's now mid-September. It's taking some areas longer, but by keeping the driest areas watered, I see more little tufts of grass cropping up and fewer weeds.The lawn is measurably filling in completely. It just isn't done yet. I still have a mole or two desperate for food, obviously, but not as I did before. My lumpy lawn is getting smoother and greener each week.I thought about reseeding the lawn, but by watering the lawn well each week and sometimes giving it a light drink or two during the week, it's coming back nicely. Plus, we've had more intermittent rain this summer which has helped quite a bit. Last summer we had record heat for many weeks.I'm very happy with the milky spore product. I'll write a note on my calendar to give a final report next spring. But I have some milky spore powder left, so if need by, I'll just apply more to the areas that need it. Right now, it looks like the lawn will fill in totally.

This product is expensive, but if used as directed, it is worth every penny. Several years ago I had Japanese Beetles everywhere. Four or five times a day, I would walk around the yard with a mayonnaise jar full of soapy water and picked the beetles off my roses and other plants. On average day, I would pick several hundred of them. The next year I had even more beetles so I bought a box of milky spore and used it on one side of the house where most of the rose bushes are located. The next year there was a visible difference on the number of beetles in that area, but other areas of the yard still had a lot of them. So I decided to spend the $ and do the entire yard with milky spore. It took four boxes. The next year there were very few beetles. Plus when I was planting my annuals, there were very few grubs in the soil where in years past there were many. I will definitely use it again if I have another outbreak of Japanese Beetles.

I purchased this in 2018. We had a skunk coming and tearing up our front yard at night.The first year didn’t do much which is normal because this product takes time.It’s now 2023 and we never have skunks coming and digging in our lawn. My neighbors front yard got attacked the last few nights so I recommended this product to them. My neighbors have tried all the usual grub sprays and treatments to no avail.If you want a long term solution for grubs this is it. I would also purchase the pole stick applicator thing they recommend.To be honest as you are applying the powder on your lawn it feels silly. You might think how could this even work but it does. Make sure you water you lawn afterward like they recommend to get it saturated into the ground.

Applying as directed it covered only about 1500 sq ft.

I bought this and applied in August 2018. In my original review I said it may take a year until I knew if it worked. Well, it has been a year and I can confidently say it works! The brown spots in the lawn are gone and the bare spots are filling in. We also had noticeably fewer Japanese beetles in July. I now give this product 5 stars!August 2018 review: Application was easy, as advertised. Does it work? Probably won't know until next summer! I tried this since it is pet friendly compared to chemicals.

I was very skeptical but this stuff is amazing!! We carefully followed the directions and the following 2 years after putting this on our grass, we have had almost NO Japanese beetles. Each July all of our flowers got destroyed by them. I strongly recommend this product!