watch out for VINE WEAVILS

Davesnave

sobie wrote: »

Yes, Vine weevils are imported into the garden as the adult beetles do not fly. They are brought in on plants.

It's not just small nurseries and car booters who pass on the grubs. Given modern housing densities, they simply walk over from neighbours' gardens.

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The mild winter has helped the vine weavil and that is probably why there were so many larvae and pupae. The life cycle diagram is interesting

http://mint.ippc.orst.edu/srwcycle.htm

I have seen a few notches on strawberry leaves in another area so I guess there are more weavils lurking. It is almost may and looks like an optimum time to treat, according to the chart. I have ordered provado for the non edible ornamentals in pots and nematodes for the strawberries, blueberries, apples, herbs and raised veg beds. I see that they like mint roots too

I saw a magpie pecking around this morning. I hope he comes again tomorrow as I think he will eat small beatles. I dare not be complacent from now

Davesnave, yes they affected one neighbour after another near my last home

Sobie, I usually wash my pots but in cold water outside. I think I will be doing more, can you recommend a disinfectant?

wellused

I read that the adults can survive freezing cold weather and are more or less indestructible.

Bunnygirl

I have these really bad this year in all my currant plants and gooseberry will be getting some nematodes this week

malebolge

kittie wrote: »

The mild winter has helped the vine weavil and that is probably why there were so many larvae and pupae. The life cycle diagram is interesting

http://mint.ippc.orst.edu/srwcycle.htm

I have seen a few notches on strawberry leaves in another area so I guess there are more weavils lurking. It is almost may and looks like an optimum time to treat, according to the chart. I have ordered provado for the non edible ornamentals in pots and nematodes for the strawberries, blueberries, apples, herbs and raised veg beds. I see that they like mint roots too

I saw a magpie pecking around this morning. I hope he comes again tomorrow as I think he will eat small beatles. I dare not be complacent from now

Davesnave, yes they affected one neighbour after another near my last home

Sobie, I usually wash my pots but in cold water outside. I think I will be doing more, can you recommend a disinfectant?

I have a tiered garden with well over 100 large pots, so as you can imagine these little blighters can be the bane of my life. I use both provado & nematodes but still find the odd infected pot. Birds are often a good indicator - if the soil in a pot has been disturbed in spring I always carefully check and usually find some grubs.

If anyone does have an infected pot and has ordered anything - don't wait till it comes before getting rid of the grubs you have. You could find a treasured plant dead within days. They're sneaky too - I found some in a fuchsia bush and even after I'd cleaned off all the soil round the roots and washed the rootball there were 2 hiding deep in the roots.

With having so many tubs it is a bind to keep them under control, but I do manage it. I also keep a list of plants that seem particularly susceptible and ones that seem not to be affected. Most prone for me are: fuchias, primulas and strawberries. Fingers crossed, pieris, hostas and azalea seem ok.

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ebay nematodes arrived today and all edibles in pots, troughs and raised beds have been dosed. Am really imressed with the speed of delivery, I only ordered on easter saturday.

Perfect conditions for dosing, not too bright and everything damp. I need to keep the pots damp for a fortnight