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Spread of chafer grubs
Bill Morris
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Hi I have been asked to start cutting the grass of a house that the occupant said has an infestation of Chafer grubs. If i do this am I likely to spread it other customers lawns who have no sign of infestation . It's the last I would want to do as some of my customers have nice lawns and I'm sure they would like to keep it that way. Thanks
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Chafer grubs are the larvae of the Crane fly (Daddy Long Legs) - they are the result of the adults laying eggs in the soil so can't be spread by a lawnmower.
The best way of getting rid of them is to use Nematodes http://www.gardening-naturally.com/acatalog/Chafer_Nematodes.html
You can tell your customer all about them
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
chafer beetle
In the sticks near Peterborough
But you still won't spread chafer grubs by mowing their lawn.
Think I'd better go to bed ........................
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Too much something Dove.
In the sticks near Peterborough