Nematodes Control the European Chafer Beetle

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Uploaded by on Jul 3, 2009

In Vancouver, the European Chafer Beetle pest is attacking lawns on the east side of Vancouver. Soon these pests will migrate and destroy lawns on the west side too. In an attempt to control the beetle, it is recommended that residents apply nematodes to their lawns in the third week of July. Maria, City Farmer's Bug Lady, describes how to do this.

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  • @notrueface these are already in your soil..you are simply increasing the population so that they will overwhelm their targeted pest..once the food supply is gone (pests are dead!) the nematode population will also die off to a normal population.. They are completely safe..do not harm people or animals or the rest of your plantings...have used these for years against Japanese beetle lawn grubs

  • Nematodes... parasitic WORMS. Yes, let's spread parasites all over our lawn so our pets can pick them up and eventually infect us. GREAT MOVE, morons.

  • Very well done, and explained in easy layman's terms.  SusanChapman should stay indoors...

  • Alot*

  • I find those in my yard slot 0.0

  • When someone tells you use a watering can to apply it, you'd better have a small lawn! It's too great of a video, looks too easy. This turned into a weekend project. The watering system alone is a whole day project getting it all working. Spraying in the early evening..has turned into dusk...mosquitos. I've been stung by a wasp now, there are so many this time of year. Of course, with the heat this time of the year...wearing flip flops...stung on my foot. 

  • My neighbour's lawn looked like this last march so I asked my dad's gardener what it was. He explained it to me and then he sprayed my lawnn with the nematodes. Needless to say my lawn looks nice whereas my neighbour's has simply gotten worse.

  • dadfj

  • I use nematodes on my lawn to control fleas, grubs and ticks, among other pests. I use a hose-end sprayer, although its probably best to use tap water that's been aerated to bubble out anything harmful the city uses to "treat" it. Great video- nematodes are the best. Much better than harmful chemicals & toxins.

  • Five Stars!

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