Go to http://tinyurl.com/mv2ddx for some good answers to your probelem.



"nnk" wrote in message
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Hi Folks

Moved into this house 3 years ago with a substantial front hedge of V
tinus,
it had an awful case of viburnum beetle (id'ed from photos by someone
here -
thank-you), in the morning and when the hedge was damp it gave off a
revolting smell - so much so I starting investigating the Drains.
Manage to
curb the beetle using an insecticide and the smell seemed to ease last
year.
I've noticed the smell more again this year but the beetle is not a
visible
problem now.

Some questions - do all viburnum hedges smell? I dont know any others
hence
asking here. If not why is my hedge smelling and what can I do about
it.
Over the last couple of years I have slowly cleared the dead
leaves/debris
which gathers at the base of the hedge but the smell seems worse again
this
year.

Any information please