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Slug control

by Diane - May 3rd, 2012.
Filed under: Jersey Plants.

Slug control is best done with nemotodes. Once you’ve tried them you’ll not want to be without them.


Jersey Plants Direct has these great products

Slugs: Control with 12 Million Parasitic Nematodes (Phas)

Slugs: Control with 12 Million Parasitic Nematodes (Phas) £12.99
Keeping your garden slug freeControl with Parasitic Nematodes (Phasmarhabditis sp.): Microscopic transparent worms which feed and multiply inside the slug, not visible with a hand lens. Dilute with water before use. Must be applied to moist compost/soil anytime between May and September. One infected the slug stops feeding. The Nematodes will provide protection from slugs for approximately 6 weeks.Arguably a gardeners number one pest! Use our biological control method to keep your garden slug free.

Aphids: Control with 30 Ladybird Larvae

Aphids: Control with 30 Ladybird Larvae £11.99
Stop aphids killing your plantsAphids: Control with Ladybird Larvae Aphids suck the sap weakening plants, foliage may discolour and drop. Aphids produce a sticky deposit honeydew which later goes black on plants, they also transmit plant viruses. Control with Ladybird Larvae (Adalia Bipunctata): Adalia Bipunctata is a native British Ladybird. Voracious predators which feed on aphids and also on other small insects.Having trouble with garden pests? These biological control products will ensure that pests stop killing your plants.

Vine Weevil Larvae: Control with 5 million Parasitic Nematodes

Vine Weevil Larvae: Control with 5 million Parasitic Nematodes £11.99
Preventing Vine Weevil LarvaeVine Weevil Larvae: Control with Parasitic Nematodes (Heter) BC07 This pest feeds underground on roots and stem-bases from mid/late summer through winter, severely weakening or killing plants. Mainly a problem in container plants, but can cause serious damage to some plants in borders and to strawberries. Larvae are C” shaped, cream coloured with a brown head. Control with Parasitic Nematodes (Heterorhabditis sp.)BC07: Microscopic transparent worms which feed and multiply inside the larva, not visible with a hand lens. Dilute with water before use. Must be applied to moist compost/soil between August and October. a follow up treatment may be applied between April and May.Having trouble with garden pests? These biological control products will ensure that pests stop killing your plants.”

Chafer Beetle Larvae: Control with 5 Million Parasitic Nematodes

Chafer Beetle Larvae: Control with 5 Million Parasitic Nematodes £11.99
Preventing Chafer beetle LarvaeChafer Beetle Larvae: Control with Parasitic Nematodes Chafer Beetle BC11 Large white grubs that feed on grass roots causing damage to lawns and other grassed areas. Secondary damage may be caused by birds pulling up the lawn to feed on the grubs. Control with Parasitic Nematodes for Chafer Grubs (Heterorhabditis sp.): Microscopic transparent worms which feed and multiply inside the larva, not visible with a hand lens. Diluted with water before use and applied when the soil is moist (water if necessary) in July and August.Having trouble with garden pests? These biological control products will ensure that pests stop killing your plants.

Aphids: Control with 100 Lacewing Larvae

Aphids: Control with 100 Lacewing Larvae £9.99
Stop aphids killing your plantsAphids: Control with Lacewing Larvae Aphids suck the sap weakening plants, foliage may discolour and drop. Aphids produce a sticky deposit honeydew which later goes black on plants, they also transmit plant viruses. Control with Lacewing Larvae (Chrysopa Carnea): Aphids are the favourite diet of Lacewing Larvae. In addition they will feed on other small insects such as thrips, red spider mite and mealy bugs. Can be used inside or outside, introduce when aphids first seen.Having trouble with garden pests? These biological control products will ensure that pests stop killing your plants.