Yes, we had a few days during September when we would come downstairs and the patio doors were covered in daddy long legs. I just wondered how effective treatment would be if our neighbours don't do the same. Worth a shot though.
You'll need to wait until it's warm but it certainly made a difference on mine, the lawn/mud was covered in birds eating them but a week after treatment they declined a lot until I turned the earth. I waited until end of April.
Unfortunately no, we have two dogs. Where we are noticing them is an inconvenience for us, would love birds to come and feed but too close to our backdoor. We have two resident pigeons that aren't fussed by the dogs or the leatherjackets
I was hoping someone might have advice on how to save my new laid turf (October 2020) from leatherjackets? So we rotorvated our soil, treated with nematodes and then laid new turf. I am now experiencing 1000’s of leatherjackets all over my patio and some grass close to the fence panels is receding. I know I need to treat with nematodes again in April when the soil is warmer at double strength but I was hoping if anyone can help me prevent further damage to my grass now? Will fertilising the grass make it stronger to prevent further damage? I have seed, should I lay it now or in the spring?
Try laying black plastic over the area they are on the lawn overnight, they come to the top then don't go back as it stays dark. You'll find hundreds on the back of the plastic. Hoover them up.
We did this but unfortunately they'd eaten the roots by then, lawn died. Reseeded and started again. Treating twice a year from now on
Do you not have any birds visiting your garden? They would hoover them up no bother. It's why you see all members of the crow/corvid family digging holes in the grass during winter. In colder areas, they rarely survive long enough to do any damage, so we rarely get troubled here.
Fertilising grass just now is a very bad idea. It wouldn't help anyway.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Any advice please ! Heres a photo of a few thousand leather jackets I've swept from the back door today. They are a nightmare. They have destroyed the garden (Again). We put the nematatodes down twice last year. Rotated the soil. Re seeded- have literally tried every trick in the book since it started becoming a problem about 4 years ago. And this year they are worse than ever. I cannot keep nuts in my bird feeders...its refilled 3 times a week yet.. .the birds have literally no interest in this little feast of grubs- i just dont get it. The sweeping up of grubs every second day is honesty one of the most disgusting jobs not to mention the mess left behind. We are desperate at this stage. Someone mentioned getting hens - although I never wanted hens if it might fix the lawn I'm happy to give it a go. Has anyone gone down this route? If so, what month would be best to get them. We have a run we can put out but is there any point getting them now, is it better wait until they are laying /hatching again? I can't imagine there's much left to hatch- there's been millions !! Any advice would be much appreciated.
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We did this but unfortunately they'd eaten the roots by then, lawn died. Reseeded and started again. Treating twice a year from now on
They would hoover them up no bother.
It's why you see all members of the crow/corvid family digging holes in the grass during winter. In colder areas, they rarely survive long enough to do any damage, so we rarely get troubled here.
Fertilising grass just now is a very bad idea. It wouldn't help anyway.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
They are a nightmare. They have destroyed the garden (Again). We put the nematatodes down twice last year. Rotated the soil. Re seeded- have literally tried every trick in the book since it started becoming a problem about 4 years ago. And this year they are worse than ever.
I cannot keep nuts in my bird feeders...its refilled 3 times a week yet..
.the birds have literally no interest in this little feast of grubs- i just dont get it. The sweeping up of grubs every second day is honesty one of the most disgusting jobs not to mention the mess left behind. We are desperate at this stage. Someone mentioned getting hens - although I never wanted hens if it might fix the lawn I'm happy to give it a go. Has anyone gone down this route? If so, what month would be best to get them. We have a run we can put out but is there any point getting them now, is it better wait until they are laying /hatching again? I can't imagine there's much left to hatch- there's been millions !! Any advice would be much appreciated.