Nematodes

BlondeHeadOn

mapcr77 wrote: »

Thanks for your advice. I was looking at Provado Vine Weevil Killer today in Wilkinsons, but it says it should not be applied on edible plants Do you know of any other product I could use?

Many thanks!

You can buy nematodes for vine weevils from the same place as you buy the slug nematodes - if its online order them together to save on p&p. These are safe to use on edible plants. link here:

http://www.greengardener.co.uk/weevil.htm

I have used these and they were great, but other places sell them too.

Good luck!

mapcr77

BlondeHeadOn wrote: »

You can buy nematodes for vine weevils from the same place as you buy the slug nematodes - if its online order them together to save on p&p. These are safe to use on edible plants. link here:

http://www.greengardener.co.uk/weevil.htm

I have used these and they were great, but other places sell them too.

Good luck!

Thanks again BlondeHeadOn! Whats the difference between nematodes for vine weevils and nematodes for slugs? Are nematodes really that picky?

Many thanks!

BlondeHeadOn

They only eat one type of pest apparently - the slug ones eat the slugs and the vine weevil ones eat the vine weevils and never the twain shall meet around the dinner table. Nematodes seem to be very picky - I've had to use 2 different types in my greenhouse as well, as there are different ones for red spider mite and whitefly. They have all worked brilliantly, anyway!

Lots of luck, and let us know how you get on...