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Leather Jacket infestation...

  • 02-05-2014 11:16am
    #1
    Garden Help
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭


    As the title says I have an infestation of leather jackets in my lawn.

    Has anyone any advice on what I can do to prevent them next season??

    I have sprayed Clinch XL and have removed 1,000's of the little grubs by watering to encourage them to the surface for the birds to feed on/and raking them off.

    If I re-sow the lawn will they destroy any new seed???? I had used lawn seed orginally but would use it again!!!!


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  • #2
    twinex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 479 ✭✭twinex


    I feel your pain. I have a relatively big garden and to be honest I've given up on getting rid of them but i will say this, it's most satisfying watching the birds gobble them up after bringing the little buggers to the surface.


  • #3
    Nobbies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 352 ✭✭Nobbies


    This is what the little fe*&Ers have done to my lawn...

    The lawn is raked and sprayed with clinch also it seems to be killing them. (Along with the birds eating them!)

    I would be grateful for any advice on how to repair the lawn and prevent them coming back????


  • #4
    redser7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,730 ✭✭✭redser7


    Nobbies wrote: »
    This is what the little fe*&Ers have done to my lawn...

    The lawn is raked and sprayed with clinch also it seems to be killing them. (Along with the birds eating them!)

    I would be grateful for any advice on how to repair the lawn and prevent them coming back????

    Are you serious about the birds dying from secondary poisoning?


  • #5
    Nobbies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 352 ✭✭Nobbies


    redser7 wrote: »
    Are you serious about the birds dying from secondary poisoning?

    God no... :eek: I meant the birds are enjoying eating the little grubs that have ruined my lawn!!!!


  • #6
    redser7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,730 ✭✭✭redser7


    Glad to hear it. Read that the other way :)


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  • #7
    homewardbound11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 931 ✭✭✭homewardbound11


    They seem to be in cycles . I am on my third spray. They seem to dye off and about 10 days later a new infestation starts. I think the best way is to keep with they cycles until they stop or slow down significantly.
    Incidently . the poster with the picture. It looks like you have some grass there that will recover. You might need to spray a weed killer to give the grass a chance later on. Keep it fertilized.

    I have an acre of lawn and had to Invest on a sprayer for my compact trActor. I just could not keep up when I was spraying with a knapsack.

    They seem to be rampant after last years warm summer and very mild winter.


  • #8
    homewardbound11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 931 ✭✭✭homewardbound11


    Hi . How much is your clinch xl . And what wre your dilutions . I am using trigger and it is 1/100. I pay 25 euro for a litre. So in a knapsack it would be 20 ml approx.


  • #9
    Nobbies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 352 ✭✭Nobbies


    homewardbound11 wrote: »
    Hi . How much is your clinch xl . And what wre your dilutions . I am using trigger and it is 1/100. I pay 25 euro for a litre. So in a knapsack it would be 20 ml approx.

    Same dilutions as you say... I paid €44.29 for my litre of Clinch... €14 of that was courier delivery!!!! (That was from National Agrochemical in Lusk) 25euro sounds better can I ask where you got it from???


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