Larvanem HC

Scientific name: Heterorhabditis bacteriophora
Common name: Entomopathogenic nematodes

Best used: on the larvae of: 
- Weevil (Otiorhynchus spp.). 
- European Chafer Grub (Amphimallon majale).
- Common Garden Chafer Grub (Phyllopertha horticola and Phyllophaga spp.). 
- Japanese, Oriental Chafer Grub, and the Asiatic Garden Beetle (Popillia japonica, Exomala orientalis, Autoserica castanea). 
- Dune Chafer Grub (Anomala dubia).
- Flea beetles (Phyllotreta spp.).
- Common Swift Moth (Korscheltellus lupulina). 

Works by: the nematodes will enter the pest larvae and release symbiotic bacteria into the body cavity. This bacteria converts the larval tissue into a food source, on which the nematodes feed, develop and reproduce. The host pest dies within a few hors to days after infection. 

Pack sizes:

- Larvanem HC 50 Million: Box with one bag x 50 million third stage nematodes in gel.

- Larvanem HC 500 Million: Box with two bags, each bag with 250 million third stage nematodes in gel.

Targeted pests:

Crane fly
June beetles
European chafer
Japanese beetles
Black vine weevil
Asparagus beetle