Cape Cod Landscapers - Littlefield Landscape Design

BENEFICIAL BUGS, BACTERIA & FUNGI: Ladybird Beetles – are very fast aphid controller, they eat thrips & soft-bodied insects Ground Beetles – search & destroy, they move fast., feed on caterpillars & soft-bodies Rove Beetles – common in turf grass, feed on a variety of soft bodied insects Spiders – are very active, feed on new larvae, new eggs & immature insects Springtails – assist in decomposition in Organic Matter Nematodes – organisms that cause a natural disease within its preditor, goes in anally. Penetrates victim & releases bacteria which breaks down the internal tissue Results in massive infection. Get the right organism for the right insect.
There are different commercially available types for grubs or webworms. Bacteria – effective against some grubs, apply in spring when nematodes aren’t effective Fungi – attacks chinch bugs & billbugs in turf. Invades insect bodies attacking internally. Metarhizium anisopliae effective against grub development. Entophytes fungi, too.
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