Just look at those horrid little grubs GRRRRRRR !!!! I was not going to let them beat me so I dug out the infected plants (including a couple of strawberries) and washed them off right down to the roots and potted them on the next day after leaving them to soak in a container of water (to drown any weevils I'd missed) and they all seem to be recovering. I bagged the soil from the effected pots and took it to the local tip. Then washed the pots out with jeyes fluid. I know you can now buy stuff to killl the weevils, but it's expensive, so my way is cheaper and seems to work. I have only seen a few adult beetles this year so far, so I'm hoping that there wont be too many around. How do you deal with this pest ??? I would love to know!
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Mo, I think the grubs in your picture are chafer grubs, not vine weevils. Anyway, I use "Nemasys" nematodes to kill vine weevils. This is only my second year of doing so, and last year I had only partial success. I think the nematodes need really moist soil, so this year I have been particularly careful with watering the place where I put them, and I hope this will make a difference.
Hi Mark, thanks for the info on what you use. They are definitely vine weevils as I had the same last year and the local nursery identified them for me, they had been having loads of trouble with them. I have looked into the nematodes, but they are expensive.
I hope you are enjoying the good weather.
Eugh, nasty little critters. Makes me think I should check some of my plants that aren't doing so well.
Janet I hope you don't find any weevils, trouble is with pots the beetles tend to find them easy to lay their eggs in the compost.
The weevil prefers peat based compost ... it's a good idea to mix in some soil based material ... at least 60% ... this often help.
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