When we moved here in 2011 we found a large 20m x 3m shady area to be totally infested with vine weevils ... we did two applications of nematodes the following year and that worked like a dream ... we didn’t have any sign of them again until last summer so we applied nematodes again. No more problem.
It seems expensive to treat a large area but when you average if out over six years it’s very reasonable indeed and it worked 😊
I still maintain my worry that the nematodes will wipe out more of the soil ecosystem than just vine weevil grubs. Before I resort to that I'm sticking to the manual removal plan for this year and see how things work out next season. If it's a repeat of the same thing then I might have to risk it.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I thought the nematodes were pest specific. In any case, the blurb says they're safe for children, pets and wildlife and use in organic gardening. I'd give it a go and spend more time on something more fun/less frustrating - unless it's all a ploy to avoid potty training or bedtime bath and story.......
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)."
The blurb usually says targets vine weevil larvae and other soil dwelling organisms or something like that. Certain species of nematodes are used for certain pests but the information on the side effects on soil health are pretty slim. Given the 'vine weevil specific' nematode was discovered in a sawfly larvae then I take that to mean it doesn't just target vine weevils.
I lost count after 10 tonight. Too distracted by the bad karaoke blaring out of a garden up the road. Bad enough and far away enough to be funny.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
It says 'safe for wildlife' while being sold specifically to kill wildlife so I take that with a pinch of salt. The nematode species it uses targets caterpillars and beetles in general so any of those that come near the gel will have a nematode full of deadly bacteria crawling up its anus in no time.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Karaoke has finally finished but drunken revellers are winding their way home and falling noisily out of taxis outside. I'm still up with the baby anyway and I've just had to oil the rocking chair. WD40 was never on the lists of baby essentials.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Karaoke has finally finished but drunken revellers are winding their way home and falling noisily out of taxis outside. I'm still up with the baby anyway and I've just had to oil the rocking chair. WD40 was never on the lists of baby essentials.
Ah - don't you just love hot bank holidays... I think WD40 might be quite useful on small children - as long as you have a good grip on them..... I have slightly mixed feelings about the nematodes too, but I'm having my breakfast just now, so that picture you're painting isn't the ideal accompaniment ...
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Has to be worth a try if only to save you from karaoke. The person who invented that should have done us all a favour and stuck to kamikaze!
Touch wood and all that, but I've never had them so no personal experience and no links to the company either.
I think WD40 might be quite useful on small children - as long as you have a good grip on them.....
I have slightly mixed feelings about the nematodes too, but I'm having my breakfast just now, so that picture you're painting isn't the ideal accompaniment ...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.