"davek" wrote in message
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wormkiller has no effect on leatherjackets and if starlings are digging
them
out you already have a problem

Nematode worms are now recommended,-or just stop watering in dry
conditions- they don't like that, or put black polythene over the grass at
night and collect the little blighters off the surface in the morning (or
let the birds eat'em).
DaveK.

or just spray annualy with crossfire