It’s been a very wet year so the concern is the leatherjacket populations will be doing well, and mothers will have found plenty of soft moist ground to lay next years horde.
For anyone who is dealing with a leatherjacket infestation the graph above has been floating around for a while now.
So hopefully all are aware that the body of field, and user trials conducted by Syngenta over the years show Acelepryn applications late October consistently perform the best.
You may still see the odd crane fly on the wing, but if you haven’t already sprayed don’t hold out any longer, find a spray day ASAP.
We need the Acelepryn to move to the grub feeding area and be taken up before it gets too cold, or dry (unlikely!), for the grubs to feed near the surface – so we don’t want to wait too long.
If you are supporting your treatment with a Nematrident F re-watch the video for all the hints and tips for getting it done right.
The best spray teams I’ve witnessed making nematode applications have a short checklist they run through to make the process a success.
