Posted by TopVeg - June 6th, 2008
Leather jackets have been a great problem this spring. They have attacked young cabbage plants and young courgettes. They nip the stem at soil level - killing the plant.
There are few chemicals available for use on vegetables which kill leatherjackets. The active ingredient for the job is chlorpyrifos, & Dursban is about the only product on sale. It is water soluble and should be well watered in to make sure it reaches the leather jackets in the soil.
Click this link to download a leaflet on leather-jackets and how to control them.
Posted in pests&disease
Leather jackets have been a great problem this spring. They have attacked young cabbage plants and young courgettes. They nip the stem at soil level - killing the plant.
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