The problem:Â
Box moth (Cydalima perspectalis) is a devastating pest of box bush. A heavy caterpillar infestation is able to completely consume all of the green leaves to a point where the plant may not recover. Box moth pheromone traps are able to catch and kill adult moths, however this still leaves the caterpillars feeding on the bushes.
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The product:Â
The beneficial nematode Steinernema carpocapsae is natural predator of a range of caterpillars. MightyNem® beneficial nematodes can be used to control box moth caterpillars once they have infested a box bush. A natural solution to control an increasingly important pest as box moth spreads through gardens across the UK.
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How to use:Â
MightyNems come as a water dispersible powder in a small plastic sachet. The aim is to mix them in water and spray evenly over the infested box bushes.
- Upon delivery keep in a fridge (4'C) until use, do not freezer. Use before expiry date shown on the pack.
- Open the pack and mix the nematodes into a bucket of water.
- Add half of the bucket contents to the sprayer. Fill the sprayer with water.
- Keeping the sprayer adjitated throughout application to prevent the nematodes settling, empty the contents of the sprayer onto half of the bushes to be treated.
- The nematodes require a layer of water on the bush foliage to move and infect the caterpillars. The longer the box bush remains damp, the longer the nematodes will work.
MightyNem® Box Moth Killer should be used at a rate of 250,000 nematodes per small bush or 1 million per lineat meter of box bush hedge.
- Upon delivery keep in a fridge (4'C) until use, do not freezer. Use before expiry date shown on the pack.
- Open the pack and mix the nematodes into a bucket of water.
- Add half of the bucket contents to the sprayer. Fill the sprayer with water.
- Keeping the sprayer adjitated throughout application to prevent the nematodes settling, empty the contents of the sprayer onto half of the bushes to be treated.
- The nematodes require a layer of water on the bush foliage to move and infect the caterpillars. The longer the box bush remains damp, the longer the nematodes will work.
MightyNem® Box Moth Killer should be used at a rate of 250,000 nematodes per small bush or 1 million per lineat meter of box bush hedge.