Save your lawn from damage with these beneficial nematodes (Steinernema feltiae). Best used against leatherjackets in the later summer, soil must be above 10°C for application.
Sold in 2 sizes. Orders placed by 10am Monday will be despatched later in the week.
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These nematodes are watered into affected areas and kill off the leatherjackets underground.
Leatherjackets used to mainly be a problem in lawns/turf but can now be found in potted plants eating away at roots.
Damage to lawns results in brown tufty patches, resembling Chafer damage, looking its worst in March/April.
Most people are familiar with Crane flies or "Daddy Long Legs" - an insect that flies around on warm Autumn nights. It is often attracted into houses by the warmth and light, and can be seen dancing around lampshades or making shadows on walls. The larvae of the crane fly is a grey-brown cigar-shaped grub called a "leatherjacket". These grubs hatch out under the grass in late August/September. They overwinter there until they stop feeding in mid-May to pupate, emerging as the leggy adults we know in August.
Often lawn damage is made worse by the badgers, foxes, magpies, and other birds which dig up the turf looking for a tasty meal.