Leatherjacket & Ant Control - Steinernema Feltiae

How to Treat Pests on Fruit Trees, Vegetables & Plants

Leatherjacket & Ant Control - Steinernema Feltiae

£20.39 inc VAT £16.99 ex VAT

Safe for humans, pets and the environment – children and pets need not be excluded from the areas.
Steinernema feltiae will also seek out other pests in their soil borne stage meaning you have extra control of other pests at no extra cost
They are completely harmless to earthworms which are a great natural beneficiary to your soil.
They can be used on a huge range of crops – turf, beds and borders, pots and planters or around trees and shrubs.
Nematodes have no effects on other beneficials you may introduce to your crops so if you have added other biological control products they will happily live alongside each other.
They give long lasting protection against soil dwelling pests so you do not need to keep buying more product every week.
They can be used in an organic pest control programme.

Please note that delivery can take up to 2 weeks - these are a live product that have specific transportation and storage conditions

Due to the fact this is a living organism and requires refrigerated transport, all delivery details must be correct and someone must be in to receive the parcel. Failure to do this will likely result in the product having to be replaced at an additional cost. This item cannot be purchased on click and collect.

(Available to order from March)

Full Description

This is used for the control of Leather Jackets and ants. It contains the parasitic nematodes of Steinernema feltiae. The Steinernema will seek out the Leather Jackets and penetrate them, infect them with bacteria which stops them from feeding and the Leather Jackets will quickly die and the Steinernema will continue to breed and seek out more Leather Jackets. This product is completely safe for people, environment, crops and beneficial insects. They will also control sciarid fly larvae, thrip pupae, shore fly, leaf miner, ants and black vine weevil larvae.

Storage:

Can be used on moist lawns and grass where the soil temperatures are above 12ºC Storage: This product is perishable as it is a live product. They should only be stored for a maximum of 2 days after receipt and must be stored at a temperature of 2-6ºC.

Can be applied from March through to October. After October the soil is too cold. Can be applied again in spring, typically mid March to mid May at double rate.

Please note that delivery can take up to 2 weeks - these are a live product that have specific transportation and storage conditions.

**Due to the fact this is a living organism and requires refrigerated transport, all delivery details must be correct and someone must be in to receive the parcel. Failure to do this will likely result in the product having to be replaced at an additional cost**