50 ways to kill a vine weevil? Help!

aderbyshirelad

Thanks for the link angela

... and they're based in Derbyshire, too - must be good!!!

tawnyowls

Nematodes are quite fussy about the temperatures they'll tolerate, so you'll need to check they can work outside. Personally, I'd throw caution to the winds and drown the ground with Bio Provado - the little sods killed an entire bed of bergenias in my garden. I'd be very careful with your pots of bulbs as well - put some greasebanding round the tops to deter them heading that way.

tjbizzle

it seems a colony of vine weevil grubs have taken residence in my pots there are hundreds i have had all my pots out and squashed all i can find it has taken 2 days also i have apple and cherry trees in big pots i was going to buy some killer for them to water in but you can't use these on edible plants also i have dogs and it can't be used near dogs does anyone have any other methods to kill of any remaining grubs that i cannot get to
thank you

troll35

I found this
http://sundries.thompson-morgan.com/product/bww2114/1/?er=googleuk;term=vine+weevil

Sorry but the hyperlink feature doesn't seem to be working right. Anyway it says that it can be used on edible crops and is natural...but it is quite expensive, but cheaper than buying two new fruit trees.

tjbizzle

thanks alot this is very helpful like you say a lot cheaper than replacing

floyd

These people are cheaper. Have ordered from them in the past and they are reliable http://www.greengardener.co.uk/weevil.htm

tjbizzle

thanks always better when you can find cheaper especially when you have to explain to OH why you need to spend a tenner on some stuff to kill bugs in the garden he does not share the same passion;)

Megansmum

I was given some strawberry plants last year and basically left them in pots, in the garden to fend for themselves (although they were covered with netting over winter). I went to clear away the dead bits and re-pot what was still alive, when I noticed the roots were covered in vine weevil. I chucked them over the fence (the plants), ran around the garden freaking out, :eek:calmed down, went out and begged some new strawberry plants off the neighbour.:D

How do I make sure that these plants don't get vine weevil too?:mad:

Thanks in advance - one day i hope not to be a novice at this stuff !:A

oliveoyl

I've just looked them up... lots of info here http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0600/vineweevil.asp

...the varvae look suspiciously like the little bugs that killed off my rhubarb crowns.

A._Badger

Megansmum wrote: »

I was given some strawberry plants last year and basically left them in pots, in the garden to fend for themselves (although they were covered with netting over winter). I went to clear away the dead bits and re-pot what was still alive, when I noticed the roots were covered in vine weevil. I chucked them over the fence (the plants), ran around the garden freaking out, :eek:calmed down, went out and begged some new strawberry plants off the neighbour.:D

How do I make sure that these plants don't get vine weevil too?:mad:

Thanks in advance - one day i hope not to be a novice at this stuff !:A

I'm afraid all you can hope to do is start afresh. Get clean strawberry plants (you'd be best buying them from a reliable supplier), plant them into clean pots using fresh compost.

That's not a guarantee that beasties won't crawl up into the pots, if you have them around the garden, but it's as good as you'll get, given that neither of the two currently approved chemical controls can be used on edible crops.