On Wed, 3 Jan 2007 17:51:19 +0000, Clive Dive wrote
(in article ilgate.org):

snipped
..in the
summer instead of the weevils the leaves started to go black and
'leathery' in parts and then the rest of the leaves went yellow and
fell off...no sign of the weevils though.



I'm a naturally suspicious sort of guy, so I can't help wondering if you are
sure it was a natural pest? Not "gramoxone" or "roundup" perhaps? Maybe
your neighbours like to look into your garden?