Nemasys leatherjacket killer (100sqm pack)

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There’s stunning photography from the world’s top garden photographers, as well as insightful writing from experts. Applying a preventative nematode treatment in the autumn will help the soil to build up a resistance. Leatherjackets attack grass roots, so strengthening the root system is the best way of reviving the lawn. To aid the recovery, and boost the repair of your lawn that has suffered damage, try our Lawn Grub Repair Boost.

Leatherjackets are the larval stage of daddy-long legs or crane flies and have become a major pest of lawns in recent years.It is very important to irrigate immediately after application, water the grass well so the nematodes are washed below the thatch layer into the soil to reach the roots where the larvae will be feeding. Use Nemasys Leatherjacket Killer to deal with a leatherjacket infestation, without any of the precautions associated with harmful chemicals. The theory behind this is that it prevents the leatherjackets from moving through the soil and feeding. Also would Ferrous Sulphate serve as a similar bitter tasting treatment and also be beneficial to the turf? This will help negate lawn damage, and the boost can be used in combination with nematode treatments.

Daniel has over 18 years of experience in construction, home improvement and landscaping and is the lead consultant at DIY Gardening. Watering in the treatment is also very important as the nematodes must come into direct contact with the insect grub. If the lawn was previously looking healthy and green then they will not have been doing much damage and the lawn was recovering quickly. Chafer grubs are bigger, comma-shaped, with a bulbous cream abdomen and a brown head with true legs at the other end.

Each clay coated Lawn Repair Stick contains 5-20 lawn seeds, which are scattered over the area to be repaired – there is no need to prepare the soil or cover with soil. As soon as their energy has been expended, they die, leaving the next generation as eggs in your lawn. pack will go through your letterbox and should be popped in the fridge as soon as possible – they are fine on the doormat while you are at work.

You would be better off storing them and applying them in the autumn a couple of weeks after the summer adults are flying. These hatch after a couple of weeks into grey-black, legless larvae that have a tough, leathery skin, hence the name 'leatherjacket'.

When fully grown they reach approximately 3-4 cm in length and then stay within their burrows for about 6-8 weeks before making their way to the soil surface to pupate and the cycle repeats. An infestation can utterly destroy a lawn so reducing the potential for damage by checking for grubs during the winter months through to the spring is recommended. Fingers crossed the black covering will reduce numbers to a manageable number and the lawn can hold them off until autumn.