On 25/02/2012 22:56, Martin wrote:
On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:35:32 +0000, wrote:

On 24/02/2012 22:13, Martin wrote:
On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:31:49 +0000, wrote:

On 24/02/2012 18:04, Martin wrote:
On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:02:18 +0000, wrote:

On 24/02/2012 12:53, Martin wrote:
On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:46:35 +0000, wrote:

On 24/02/2012 12:30, Martin wrote:
On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:19:05 +0000, wrote:

Spent most of the day in the garden yesterday. I decided to split up
some small but congested crowns of Primula bulleyana. Just as well I
did, as I discovered lots of VW larvae, some of them quite chubby.

The classic rear engined VW beetles? :-)



LOL! I thought that as I typed it! :~)

I knew exactly what you meant, but in my mind I saw Herbie, The Love
Bug.

Can't say that I spare much love for this particular bug :~(.

Our kids liked it when they were small.



I never saw it (seen images, tho'). My father used to introduce me to
creepy crawly bugs, but VW wasn't around then. I suppose I could still
watch Love Bug ... I've always made a point of not acting my age :~).

One of the Herbie films was on BBC TV during the Christmas holidays.


Bound to be on at Easter, too. I'll look out for it.

I'm not recommending it.

My wife wants to know what VW larvae look like.


They're small cream chubby maggot-like things with an orangey-brown
head. Usually curled up in a c-shape, usually only found in the
rootball of plants, or in the soil below a dead plant with no roots 'cos
they've just been scoffed by the aforementioned :~(.

The adult is more often seen. These are about 1/2" to 3/4" long,
darkish grey-brown with lighter speckling. They eat notches in leaves
and lay their eggs in the soil near favoured plants (primula, cyclamen,
fuchsias, to name but a few).

I'm sure google will offer you a pic to admire.

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay