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Worms are actually beneficial in the garden - they make hundreds of tiny
drainage channels in the soil. They also drag organic matter, such as dead
leaves, into the ground, helping with soil enrichment. However, some species of
worm leave worm casts on the lawn's surface (mainly in spring and autumn). When
the weather is dry sweep the worm casts off the lawn with a stiff broom.
Ants
like nesting in dry soil in lawns in summer and they will defend their nests,
often giving you nasty nips. Ants usually target lawns which are thin and have
lots of bare soil, so keeping a good lawn will deter them. Soak new nesting
sites thoroughly with water to drive ants away, if this doesn’t work don’t
worry; the whole colony will fly away in late Summer.
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Moles burrow beneath lawns in search of earthworms. There are lots of ways you
can try to get rid of moles but none of them are 100% successful and even if you
do get rid of one it is highly likely that another will move into it’s place
soon afterwards. As a final resort you can call in a mole catcher. If you accept
the moles just remember to brush the molehill back into the hole to avoid bare
batches and a sunken lawn.
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Leatherjackets are the larvae of the crane fly (daddy-long-legs) and they eat
grass roots. The first thing you know about it is lots of little yellow patches,
or flocks of starlings probing for grubs and there isn’t an awful lot you can do
about it except repair the pecked-up surface after the birds have finished.
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