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Leatherjacket Treatment - Daddy Long Legs - Crane Fly
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Leatherjackets, or Daddy Long Legs as they're commonly known, are the larval stage of the crane fly or daddy long legs (see left). The Leatherjackets start to feed on grass roots in the autumn. They will continue to feed through the winter and spring.
In the summer the leatherjackets pupate (see right) and the next generation of daddy long legs emerge in August and start to lay their eggs back in the infected lawns. In August many people report clouds of Daddy Long Legs emerging from lawns in early morning and this as well as the damage listed below are sure signs of Leatherjacket infestation.
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 Leatherjacket larvae - are about 2.5cm / 1" long, grayish black in colour, legless and with no distinct head. The daddy long legs lay their eggs in late August and they hatch within 2 weeks. The young start to feed immediately and as already mentioned will continue to feed through out the Winter, ready to gorge on grass roots in the Spring.
Right: Leatherjackets in the lawn.
 The symptoms of both Leatherjackets and Garden Chafer Grubs are the same :-
* Grass growth slows and yellow patches appear.
* Grass is easily pulled up, with little or no root growth.
* Starlings peck at the grass in an attempt to eat the grubs.
Left: Typical Leatherjacket / Garden Chafer Grub damage.
Leatherjacket larvae are the larval stage of the crane fly or daddy long legs and they can have a devastating effect on a lawn. These are pictures of lawns which have been attacked by leatherjackets.
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Water the lawn regularly if you are not limited with a hosepipe ban
Stripes are nice to see in a lawn, but make sure you cut in a different direction each time.
You can't stop birds dropping all sorts of other grass and weeds onto your lawn.
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