The summer holidays are a time for being outdoors, unfortunately there are two insects, which can impair our enjoyment of being outside in the summer; Wasps and Flies! Wasps can be viewed as beneficial insects early in the summer, as they use some pests like caterpillars to feed their nests. However once the colony is fed later in the summer the workers become scavengers, this is when they target picnics, BBQs and pub gardens.
Harrod Horticultural now offers a cost effective, natural solution to this problem. The Harrod Wasp trap uses a natural attractant to lure wasps into a trap, once inside they run out of energy and die. By placing the trap just away from your eating and drinking area, wasps are diverted to the traps and not your food and drink! The unique natural attractant helps the trap catch high numbers of wasps but does not attract beneficial insects like Bees. The trap can be re-used many times and replacement attractant purchased.
Flies are another pest that builds up in the summer, especially in hot weather. They are very annoying and can spread disease. The Fli trap provides an effective method of catching high numbers of flies. The Fli trap is especially useful in equestrian settings where fly numbers can build up to extreme levels.The trap uses a natural bait to lure flies into the trap removing many hundreds of flies from the surrounding area. Simply add water to the bait and hang up the trap outdoors, within a few days the trap will be full of flies. The trap can be re-used many times and two baits are supplied with each trap.
Buy the Wasp trap or Fli trap as individual items or take advantage of the Harrod Wasp & Fli trap combined special offer! FLI TRAP DETAILS: • Flitrap supplied with special protein bait • Simply add the bait to the trap and add water • Hang trap up in the garden or next to stable or in farm setting • Within days high numbers of flies will be caught in the trap • Flitrap goes on working for weeks • Flitrap can be re-used many times • Flitrap replacement baits can be purchased to re-start the trap • Safe for use around children, pets and wildlife • Only suitable for use outdoors
WASP TRAP DETAILS: • Wasp trap catches high numbers of wasps • Natural ingredients and poison free • Easy to use • Wasp trap can be re-used many times • Attractant included with trap • Replacement attractant can be purchased • Use from late July until the autumn
Ant hills and mounds in lawns can be treated with microscopic worms called nematodes to drive away ants from lawns. The nematodes act as an irritant to the ants.
• Poison free treatment for Ants in lawns • Nematodes displace and move on ants from colonies and ant mounds • Supplied as nematodes in powder carrier, which is watered in • Safe for use around children, pets and wildlife • 50 million pack of nematodes treats up to 50 ant colonies
Leatherjackets are the larvae of Crane fly, often known as Daddy long legs. The larvae eat the roots of grass, turning lawns yellow in areas and often leading to secondary damage from birds and animals ripping up the lawns to feed on the larvae. AMBUSH LEATHERJACKET nematodes are highly effective at killing small and young Leatherjacket larvae. After application they lie in wait for Leatherjacket larvae to pass nearby and then pounce! They enter and kill the Leatherjackets within a couple of hours and kill the larvae within1-2 days.
• AMBUSH LEATHERJACKET Nematodes kill the first and second larval stage of Leatherjackets • Apply soon after Daddy Long adults/Crane fly adults are observed in the late summer/early Autumn • Simply water into lawns or grass areas • Chemical free, poison free method of controlling Leatherjackets • Safe for use around children, pets and wildlife • Available in small or large packs • Small pack contains 6 million nematodes and treats a lawn area of up to 12 square metres • Large pack contains 50 million nematodes and treats a lawn area of up to 100 square metres
Application Advice Full details of how to apply the nematodes are provided with the product but we can't stress how important it is to keep the soil moist after application. Failure to do so will severely reduce the effectiveness of the nematodes and they may even die. Ensure you water the soil or lawn immediately after application and keep damp for at least the next two weeks.
As this product has a very definite application window (when the young leatherjackets have just hatched), we refrain from supplying this product outside of these times when it is unlikely to prove effective.