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"WRabbit" wrote in message ... On digging over a border yesterday I unearthed some white grubs with brown heads. I thought they looked like nasties but wasn't sure, but after a little work with Google vine weevils were high on the list of suspects. The one doubt I had was that the grubs were longer (about 1" - 1.25" than the stuff I was reading suggested. I've just gone back to the bed and found what I suspect are the eggs - I'm now convinced it is vine weevils. They are round 4-5mm balls with a brown hard case and a soft white inside - and there are LOTS of them. I'm pretty certain how they got in the bed as previously we've just used containers and I emptied some old compost from containers into that bed to fill it up. I've read about nematodes but it seems the wrong time of year to use them anyway. I've got a bed that I had big plans for this year, and don't know what to do now. Do I abandon it for the year and use the nematodes in autumn? The strange thing is all my containers seem pretty healthy. Although thinking back on it last summer some of my fushias and busy lizzies were eaten through just where the plants meet the soil. I blamed the slugs - could it have been vine weevils? I'm also worried about my fledgling compost heap as I put the old bedding plants from last summer into it. Someone tell me to get a sense of perspective please and that I'm over reacting! I've got a load of bedding plants about to arrive and a cold frame full of dahlias, and I'm in a bit of a panic. -- WRabbit Follow spamtrap instructions to reply Actually if the grubs are 1" to 1.25" long they are more likely to be chafer grubs nasty too ..............or the larvae of stag beetles which are beneficial |
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