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21 · Friday, March 16, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com Spring Home & Garden Grubs, bugs and slugs: how to combat a gardener's worst enemies (NC)--Many people begin to think about the upcoming lawn care season before the snow has fully melted. Achieving a blanket of beautiful, green grass can be difficult, especially with saboteurs like grubs and other lawn pests around. Most of us have some of these pests living on our lawns year-round, but they only become a problem when conditions ripen for an infestation. You can prevent infestations from happening by following a few simple steps: · Look at the problem as a whole and focus on prevention. Look at all available information and consider your options before deciding how to proceed; · Check your lawn regularly. Early inspection leads to early intervention and elimination; · Identify the pests and read up on them. Sometimes beneficial insects are mistaken for pesky ones, and; · Once you've identified the pest, check for damage and then take action. This action could include the use of pest control products to repel, control or eliminate the pest. Though Health Canada has registered many pesticides for use in Canada, some provinces and municipalities have placed additional restrictions on pesticide use on public and private property. Check for restrictions with your local authorities before you use a registered pesticide on your lawn. Some of the worst enemies of a healthy lawn include: · White grubs: the larvae of beetles, grubs are the scourge of gardeners. White or yellowish, they have wrinkled, c-shaped bodies with brownish heads and six legs. They eat grass roots; as they eat, the grass will turn brown and die. · Hairy chinch bugs: black with white wings and two tiny black spots visible on their back, these bugs boast piercing, sucking mouths that they use to feed on the sap of grass plants. · Slugs and snails: 2 to 4 cm long with one or two pairs of tentacles, these molluscs can cause major damage in your garden. Able to eat nearly 40 per cent of their weight, they attack seedlings, roots, tubers and young plants, leaving large jagged holes and sticky deposits, mainly on the leaves of herbs and garden vegetables. For help in identifying and treating lawn problems, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency has produced some very thorough Pest Notes with photos and how-to information at www.healthcanada.gc.ca/pmra. Sunmar creates one-of-a-kind cement and interlocking masterpieces Sunmar is a family owned and operated concrete and interlocking business. Since opening their doors in 1995, the Oakville based business looks after client's concrete, interlocking and other landscaping needs in Halton and everywhere between Pickering to Niagara. The concrete and interlocking experts have fashioned everything from, patios, driveways, walkways and garden walls while using many different materials include interlocking concrete, exposed aggregate, stamped concrete and flagstone. Owner and foreman Mario Sarabando, who alone has more than 25 years experience, prides himself on his honesty and commitment to his clients. Not only does he meet with his clients to discuss their wants and needs and to give a face to the company, he sees the project through by always being on site to supervise and to personally work on the job at hand. For more information about Sunmar and to find out how they can help you fulfil your concrete, interlocking and landscaping needs, call 905-842-7171. Advertorial GREEN HARDWOOD FLOORING Maple/Oak Engineered Hardwood from $2.49 sq. ft. 5" Solid Oak Hardwood Premium Grade, from $3.99 sq. ft. 31/4 Solid Oak or Hickory from $3.99 sq. ft. 3 1/4" Solid Brazilian Exotics (Jatobam Cumaru) $4.99 sq. ft. 12 mm Laminate 14 Colours $1.79 sq. ft. 418 Speers Rd. Oakville 905-815-8818 Speers Rd. GLASS & MIRROR Units 2751 Barton St. E., Hamilton 905-560-3113 ion Installat le b a il a v A Specializing in: · Custom Frameless Showers · Mirror Closet Doors · Mirror Walls & Backsplashes · Tub & Shower Enclosures · Sealed Units HUGE INVENTORY OF HAND-SCRAPED HARDWOOD IN VARIOUS PLANK WIDTHS FROM $3.99 SQ. FT. Interlocking & Concrete Specialists · Pebble Concrete · Stamped Concrete · Flagstone · Walkways · Garage Floors · Patios · Driveways · Curbs (French) Tel: 905.842.7171 Call Mario · sunmarlandscaping@yahoo.com Dorval Dr. 4th Line QEW/403