Cornell Cooperative Extension Community Horticulture

Everyone knows that skunks, raccoons, and even crows will dig up turf while foraging for white grubs and other invertebrates, but the “why’s and when’s” have not been studied. We wish to initiate a pilot study  to begin assessing the susceptibility of turfgrass to grubbing by animals. Our initial objective will be to refine the parameters and data collection techniques for the lawns, species involved, and broader landscape characteristics of a limited number of sites where grubbing has recently occurred. If you become aware of potential candidate sites in Monroe, Wayne, Livingston, Ontario, or Seneca Counties, please contact Lynn Braband, NYS IPM Program of Cornell University, (585) 461-1000 ext 241, LAB45@cornell.edu.

Lynn Braband

NYS Community IPM Program at Cornell University

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