Vine Weevil in my compost bin!!

shirlls

I was clearing out some dead strawberry plants I had growing in pots and emptied the first pot into my compost bin, just as I was about to empty the second pot I saw vine weevil grubs in the soil from the first pot. I fished out what I could see but if there are still some in the compost bin will they die or have I now got a really big problem?

wellused

The little blighters are thriving aren't they? I feed mine to the fishes but some say to empty the contents out onto a plastic sheet and let the birdies have them.

Farway

They will do no harm in a compost bin as they will eventually grow into weevils any way

If you want to use the compost earlier I suggest you spread it out on top of soil & let the birds eat them, once a robin or blackbird spots fresh earth works & human activity they will be down

Davesnave

The trick is to learn what they like and empty pots from suspect species very carefully, or just empty all pots as if there will be some hiding in there.

I would give them to the birds, but I enjoy squeezing them till they explode!:o