GardenBanter.co.uk - Leatherjacket grubs in my flowerbeds

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Hogg (Post 959685)

On Fri, 25 May 2012 16:41:11 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 2012-05-25 10:55:02 +0100, snowathlete
said:

I started tidying up my flowerbeds yesterday and discovered alot of
grubs - i think they are leatherjackets - in the soil. Some of my plants
are struggling and look a little under attack. Im guessing that they
have been eating away at their roots.

To give an idea of how many there are, if you took a double handful of
soil from the beds, you would probably have a grub in it, perhaps two.

How do i get rid of them? I can use a chemical pesticide if needs be,
but the only one i am aware of is one that you apply on lawns in the
autum to kill them before they become grubs.

thanks

I think you need to know what you've got before you use anything. Can
you Google for a web site showing pics of different bugs.

Agreed. Search also for pictures of vine weevil grubs, e.g. as here
vine weevil - Google Search. Or perhaps photograph them and upload the
picture to somewhere where we can all see it.

And this article may interest you:
Leatherjackets Continue to Undermine Turf | Back Issues | Greenkeeper International Magazine | About Us

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Chris

Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales

Thanks for the replies.
They are definately not vine weevil grubs.
They look like this:
Google Image Result for http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Tipula_leatherjacket_Emelt.jpg
So i guess they are leatherjacket grubs.