Said It Here

Is my dead lawn patch caused by grubs or fungus?

Grass damage after heavy rainfall can be caused by either grubs or fungus. This ambiguity makes it difficult to know whether to treat the lawn for pests or disease, often leading homeowners to guess incorrectly.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

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    guessing the cause or asking online communities for visual identification

In their words

Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.

based on shape, would you say grub, fungus, or both? It rained quite a bit before this patch.source ↗

ohmiasma · r/lawncare · 1 upvotes

It’s always the fungus isn’t itsource ↗

nn111304 · r/lawncare · 1 upvotes

Where this came up

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