Bayer - Merit 0.5 Granular Systemic Insect Control - 30 Pound Bag

This does a fantastic job protecting against emerald Ashe borer, elm leaf beatle, and pine borer

I have been using Merit for a few years after one year of learning that my brown easy-to-pull-up grass was a result of grubs. Merit fixed that. Then moving into a new home the lawn was green, but I started feeling soft areas in the lawn that were not there when I cut the grass a few times. There were also raised trails and a large patch of soft grass. I learned that I had moles! Moles eat grubs. Merit kills grubs (and other insects you may or may not want). Grubs and moles are now gone! I read reviews claiming Merit didn't work for them. I call that a likely user error. YOU MUST apply Merit at the appropriate time. If you don't, it will not work, or not work as well as it can. It's up to the user to do their homework because every environment/location is different. Watch the weather so you don't end up with it washed away because of too much rainfall. Most importantly, timing matters. You can't get rid of grubs if you apply Merit, or any other product at the wrong time. Don't expect results that you think should work if YOU apply it at the wrong time. Again, don't blame the product for that.

The Bayer Merit granular is easy to spread by hand or with a seeder without making a huge mess which was a plus. These grubs were destroying our yard along with the birds and other animals that munched on them. Bare spots in the grass, erroded soil, and mushy ground were some of the problems that arose. We spread the insecticide right before a steady rain, which seemed to be the way to go after reading others reviews. In the weeks to come we noticed less and less destruction. We have been able to patch the bald areas of grass and plan to apply bayer merit again as directed. Great product.

The only reason I am not giving this product five stars is because of the price. It is expensive. It does however seem to do exactly what I was looking for and that is getting rid of bugs in my lawn. I had a ton of spittle bugs in my yard. They would cover my mower when I was mowing. After using the product, they are gone and have continued to stay gone after several months. As a matter of fact, I will probably buy another bag of this for next year. I applied it using a push spreader and followed the recommendations on the bag. This product works.

I don’t use many chemicals in my garden but this is one I do. It works great to treat iris, early spring, to prevent iris borers from tunneling into the iris. I carefully sprinkle some around each rhizome when spring weather reaches 55-60 for the first time (eggs hatch then on old leaves). The last bag I bought lasted for 2 years. Placed the entire bag into a plastic container for storage and it kept the product usable. Love being able to order and have it shipped to my door and in a larger quantity/cheaper price than I can find at local garden stores.

Trying to get rid of any larvae in your plant soil this is definitely the way to go it has almost twice as much of the chemical needed to kill the infestation definitely go with this much more product better quality for a much better price

I don't know why it works. I don't have Grubs. I do have allot of Earth Worms. Applying Imidacloprid 0.5 on my back yard (which adjoins wetlands) stops Moles from invading. For about 15 years I stomped, killer wormed and trapped Moles constantly. About 10 years ago I started using the product yearly and the Moles Stopped invading. I thought maybe the Moles went away so one year I did not apply and the moles Destroyed my lawn.

We took all of our grass out in our front yard and back and decided to go xeriscape with only laying down leaves so that they eventually mulch into the soil. Well...the leaves are working and the soil is rich but that brought in lots of Japanese beetle grubs and the armadillos/skunks were having at it on our yard both front and back. After spreading granules from this product, it eventually wiped out all the grubs and I have very little (if any at all) armadillos/skunks coming into our yard. I spread this now at least once a year seeing I continue to mulch my yard with leaves from the fall.