Grub Worm Party!

I have two waxleaf ornamental trees you see in the above picture. Actually, I HAD two of those trees sitting on my patio. Two, that is, until white grub worms decided to have a party at the expense of the tree's roots. What weird creatures! Check them out...and there was a lot of them.
Apparently, June bugs are attracted to lights AND soft soil. Since the trees were right next to the garage lights...well, what better place to have a grand time. The June bug will burrow down into the soil and lay its eggs. When the eggs maturate they become white grub worms, and white grub worms love the roots of contained ornamental trees.
I lost two plants before figuring out what the problem was and determining a solution. If you notice your plant looking sickly, leaves falling off, soil mushy, and the plant falling over...there is a grub worm party going on...Nasty things killed a great looking tree.
Heb 12:15
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
KJV
In this case, just replace "root" with "worm"...my tree was definitely troubled and defiled. We cannot allow something in the past (yearssssss ago), or the present, to ruin the function and beauty of the "tree," enabled by God's grace.
My daughter willingly offered to "take care" of at least one of the grub worms. Spiritually, I suggest we do the same thing. KB