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leaf cutter uk
Hi,
Could you please advise if the leaf cutter ant could live in the UK. I have busy lizzies, petunia's, fuchia's which all have mouth shaped bits missing from the leaves. Or if not, any thoughts on what thias coule be. If it is relevant I am in Northern England where it has been very wet of late. MTIA Linda |
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Leaf cutter bees flourish in the UK and I guess they'll be making their
nests about now. We used to get them in Durham and like other bees they should be active in spite of the weather. Regards David T. "stevej" wrote in message ... Hi, Could you please advise if the leaf cutter ant could live in the UK. I have busy lizzies, petunia's, fuchia's which all have mouth shaped bits missing from the leaves. Or if not, any thoughts on what thias coule be. If it is relevant I am in Northern England where it has been very wet of late. MTIA Linda |
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Thanks David, any idea's of a solution to get rid ?
Thanks Linda "david taylor" wrote in message ... Leaf cutter bees flourish in the UK and I guess they'll be making their nests about now. We used to get them in Durham and like other bees they should be active in spite of the weather. Regards David T. "stevej" wrote in message ... Hi, Could you please advise if the leaf cutter ant could live in the UK. I have busy lizzies, petunia's, fuchia's which all have mouth shaped bits missing from the leaves. Or if not, any thoughts on what thias coule be. If it is relevant I am in Northern England where it has been very wet of late. MTIA Linda |
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Hi Linda,
Could you please advise if the leaf cutter ant could live in the UK. I have busy lizzies, petunia's, fuchia's which all have mouth shaped bits missing from the leaves. Or if not, any thoughts on what thias coule be. Leaf cutter bee? http://www.insectpix.net/Leafcutter_bees.htm http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl...ch&sa=N&tab=wi I get the holes in the leaves of my lone Peace Rose, haven't noticed on other plants, but no petunias or fuschias, and single busy lizzie hasn't been attacked, but only here about 2 weeks so far. Actually no holes in rose leaves yet, remember from previous years. Haven't got a photo or would stick online for you to see. Maybe someone else here has one? All the best from sunnyish South Liverpool, Maggie |
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"stevej" wrote in message ... Hi, Could you please advise if the leaf cutter ant could live in the UK. I have busy lizzies, petunia's, fuchia's which all have mouth shaped bits missing from the leaves. Or if not, any thoughts on what thias coule be. If it is relevant I am in Northern England where it has been very wet of late. MTIA Linda I don't think they live over here (yet). I would be more inclined to blame Vine weevil. |
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Hi Linda,
Thanks David, any idea's of a solution to get rid ? Why would you want to do that? Bees are the gardener's friend, and bumble bees are endangered species and rare in many parts of UK. Be happy you have them! Maggie |
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In message , david taylor
wrote Leaf cutter bees flourish in the UK and I guess they'll be making their nests about now. We used to get them in Durham and like other bees they should be active in spite of the weather. My bee nesting tubes are being well used at present and it is the bees that use cut leaves to seal the tubes that are active now. (S.E.Essex) See details on Blue Mason Bee http://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/Mason_Bees.html -- Alan news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com |
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"stevej" wrote in message ... Thanks David, any idea's of a solution to get rid ? Thanks Linda No need, once they have made the nests the damage will stop, mind the damage is not caused by Vine Weevil, the adults also eat notches in leaves while the grubs kill the plants by eating all the roots. you can get a water in insecticide to kill those -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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"stevej" wrote in message
... Hi, Could you please advise if the leaf cutter ant could live in the UK. I have busy lizzies, petunia's, fuchia's which all have mouth shaped bits missing from the leaves. Or if not, any thoughts on what thias coule be. If it is relevant I am in Northern England where it has been very wet of late. Almost certainly adult Vine Weevil - the plants you list are frequent victims. Chemical solution - Provado Vine Weevil Killer Bio-control - Nemasys ( A product containing parasitic nematodes that attack the larvae) The leaf damage by adults is trivial, root damage by larvae is devastating. Look out for collapsing plants with white maggots up to about 12mm long in the compost where the roots used to be. The adult is a dark dull grey slow moving weevil about 10mm long. Loads of images available if you Google for them. -- Rod My real address is rodtheweedygardeneratmyweedyisp Just remove the weedy bits and transplant the appropriate symbol at. |
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On Fri, 26 May 2006 14:35:08 +0100, "stevej" wrote:
Hi, Could you please advise if the leaf cutter ant could live in the UK. I have busy lizzies, petunia's, fuchia's which all have mouth shaped bits missing from the leaves. Or if not, any thoughts on what thias coule be. If it is relevant I am in Northern England where it has been very wet of late. MTIA Linda Last year, I noticed leaf-cutter bees bringing leaf segments into the greenhouse and disappearing up through the drainage holes of pots of succulents that I had in there. This year, on knocking out the pots, in each one I found about half-a-dozen little brown tubes looking just like tiny cigars, presumably the cocoons or whatever that the bees constructed from the leaf segments. Most had an open end and appeared empty, but I collected them together and tucked them away in a dry spot in the garden, just in case some still had residents. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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leaf cutter uk
stevej wrote: Hi, Could you please advise if the leaf cutter ant could live in the UK. I have busy lizzies, petunia's, fuchia's which all have mouth shaped bits missing from the leaves. Or if not, any thoughts on what thias coule be. If it is relevant I am in Northern England where it has been very wet of late. MTIA Linda leafcutter ants are native to the Americas, mostly Central and South America. http://www.blueboard.com/leafcutters/distribution.htm |
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