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sod webworms

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    As everything I can find online says that the larvae live in the layer of thatch above the grass roots, it seems to me obvious that a jolly good session with an electric lawn rake can only contribute to their discomfort and help to keep the  problem in check. 

    I would never ever ever spray a lawn with insecticide ... we have birds, frogs, hedgehogs, toads, newts, grass snakes and myriads of other wildlife here ... I'd rather do without a conventional grass lawn than treat it with insecticide. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Steve wants a helpful comment, so mine would be  - gravel?  :)
    Or a wildflower meadow, or moss lawn with 'hummocks' - as in a Japanese garden.
     
    Why bother with the grass if it's causing a lot of problems, would be my take on it.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I really don't see what is unhelpful about dealing with thatch in the lawn.  Two of us have suggested it and other online resources do too.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • steveconwayukXUXsXhj5steveconwayukXUXsXhj5 Posts: 10
    Thank you for your input. End please.
  • steveconwayukXUXsXhj5steveconwayukXUXsXhj5 Posts: 10

    Or leave it to die and let it return to dirt and weeds?

    End please.

    I have received some really helpful comments from Marshalls that does not affect other wildlife.

    It is the first time I have used this forum and had hoped that I would have had some useful feedback.

    Please end this conversation.


  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    It would be really helpful to know what Marshalls recommend. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Has anyone else here had sod webworms? I feel like they need an exclamation mark after the name. Do you have shout it aloud every time you say it?
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    It sounds like they're a pretty rare occurance in the UK. I'd like to know how the OP came to the conclusion that the damage was caused by sod webworm in the first place. If it is a definite case it might be worth letting DEFRA know in case they're logging invasive species like this.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    were we ever offered evidence of the ID? (I can't read back through it all)


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    No.
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