I have a Fuchsia magellicana aurea with seriously eaten leaves. The
damage is a large tidy circular hole, part of which overlaps the leaf
edge. I've done a sketch http://www.netservs.fsnet.co.uk/fuchleaf.jpg

I first thought S&S but today, I saw the culprit. It's a slim wasp/bee
about 1cm long with some yellow on the body. It buzzed in, played around
the edges of a few leaves and then cut the hole in one of them. It then
flew away with the cut out - I think - my eyes were beginning to boggle!

I've seen the damage in earlier years but this year it's much worse.
It's also done small attacks on a few other plants including a French
Bean this morning.

What is it and how do I control it?

Thanks!

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

Thanks! That's the bunny!

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

In article ,
(michael adams) wrote:

posters who insist on posting a spam signature

I suggest you read this group's charter which explicitly permits what
you are calling a "spam signature". Incidentally, you edited your quote
of the signature to point to non-gardening related stuff.

I also looked at the charter to see if there is convention of thanking
people where appropriate. There isn't. My apologies for thanking you. I
shall not contribute further to this sub-thread.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

I also looked at the charter to see if there is convention of thanking
people where appropriate. There isn't. My apologies for thanking you. I
shall not contribute further to this sub-thread.

Steve that comes naturally from a good upbringing. I have the same problem
myself in 'trying' not to thank someone. It becomes so un-natural. :-((
However that is the way of life now. Very very sad.

Mike