Garden chafer

[iandouglas]

HI garden is full of the little blighters lawn recked birds feeding on the grubs.
so great patches of dead grass being pulled up.
I rolled a lenth of turf up about 5ft x 2tf and picked 150 grubs up.
anyone else had problems with them.
rgds.iandouglas.

 

[lacroupade]

"A pathogenic nematode, Heterorhabditis megidis, which attacks the larvae by infecting them with a fatal bacterial disease, can be watered into the soil during the summer to early autumn when the ground is moist and in the temperature range 12-20oC (55-68oC). This microscopic nematode is available by mail order from some biological control suppliers."

ooh-arrrrrr!

 

[iandouglas]

Garden Chafers

hi lacroupade.
i have read the info on this product but not available off the shelf so will try this first Provado Lawn Grub Killer does away with garden chafers and leather jackets.
Apparently the garden centre has sold out of this product twice this year.
£16 99 treats 100 sq.m.
hope it works.
rgds.iandouglas

 

[lacroupade]

hi lacroupade.
i have read the info on this product but not available off the shelf so will try this first Provado Lawn Grub Killer does away with garden chafers and leather jackets.
Apparently the garden centre has sold out of this product twice this year.
£16 99 treats 100 sq.m.
hope it works.
rgds.iandouglas

Ian i think from what I've read its a bit too late in the year for that sort of treatment, needs to be earlier when the larva are about or whatever stage it is....have a google, there are a few useful links...

paul

 

[dinky]

Concrete and green paint

 

[mav]

Build your on off road course Ian.

 

[iandouglas]

Garden Chafers

Well just put the stuff on and watered it in if that dont work it could be a case of 12gauge shells:naughty.
little swines are only just under the grass chewing on the roots.
tried heavy roller didnt work.
Wonder if i can get my digger up the drive 20t should be heavy enough, if not as mav said off road course .
BUT DONT TELL SHEILA.

 

[larson]

buy a cat

 

[iandouglas]

Garden Chafers

Already got a volvo

 

[iandouglas]

Garden Chafers

looked at my lawn this afternoon and there are lots and lots of holes in it I think the grubs have took a dislike to the insecticide I put down yesterday and have come out onto the lawn where the birds have had a field day.:clap:clap:clap:clap
rgds.iandoouglas

 

[Tony]

Hi Ian
Flock of starlings they will eat them and aerate your lawn as they go. you can't get these at the garden centre.
Tony.:thumb2

 

[iandouglas]

Garden Chafers

hi Tony.
We have been watching a family of blackbirds all 8 of them they are making a prity good job of clearing them .They were reared in our garden so old friends.starlings not so many here this year although I did see a smallish flock go over about 1/2hr ago.
rgds.iandouglas

 

[willow]

Ian don't kill th birds
If they eat the grubs you have filled with stuff

I have watched a smallholding be infested with everything and given time be cleared of most of the pests by birds hedgehogs toads frogs and loads of other things ok I lose a few plants but I plant more than I need:nenau

Time is all you need :thumbs

 

[iandouglas]

Garden Chafers

hi willow .
mr and mrs Blackbird and family are still doing well ,they are still in the garden but are eating something else now,but still digging the lawn up .
It says on box that its harmless to animals and birds so no problem.
I think the grubs didnt like the chemical so came out of the soil to get away from it.
SO TO USE A QUOTE GRUB UP:clap:clap:clap:lol:lol:lol:thumbs.
:thumbsrgds.iandouglas

 

[iandouglas]

Garden Chafers

quick update after watering grass and showers the other night grass no looks a lot better,Blackbirds still coming but not digging lawn up now :clap
Ive re seeded bald patches hope new grass comes through before winter.