Nematodes for wireworms
Documented because nematodes are often suggested for wireworms, not because they work. Utah State Extension says entomopathogenic nematodes are ineffective against wireworms, and a 2024 study of 16 nematode populations found wireworms highly resistant, with 3–43% mortality after 56 days of exposure. In a Montana shade-house trial, S. feltiae did no better than untreated soil. Baiting before planting and avoiding freshly turned grass are the garden answers.
Before you order
Sprayed or watered onto moist lawn and bed soil against pests that move on the surface: cutworms, armyworms, sod webworms, billbugs and flea larvae outdoors. How it works, how to tell it has established and the supplier list are on the full Steinernema carpocapsae profile.
How many do I need?
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Other controls for wireworms & click beetles
No other reviewed control is listed for this pest yet.