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BBC Gardeners' World blog on asparagus beetles, by Richard Jones

. Thankfully, these 4mm-long, brown, snout-nosed beetles rarely cause severe damage. The plants easily survive, unless they are small and seriously infested.When weevils emerge out of the soil in early summer, they feed on the leaves of broad beans and peas

Learn how to divide and pot on congested day lilies by following Chris Beardshaw's video advice.spring and autumnCaring for liliesPlanting lily bulbs in a potDeadheading liliesRemoving lily beetles from plantsDealing with lily mouldBrowse a variety

to the Horniman Museum later this week, where they'll use them in some of the hands-on displays and as education duplicates for visiting school children. As I'm taking a quick peek at each one under the microscope I come across a tiny brown domed beetle; at just

is, I’m afraid, a minute brown beetle. Saprosites natalensis is a tiny ‘dung’ beetle, just 2.5 mm long. Although its life history is unknown it is unlikely to feed in dung, and probably develops in rotten wood. A similar Australian species, Saprosites

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strongly rooted plants that will survive the winterFeed crops in growing bags and pots every weekWatch out for vine weevil beetles and larvae, and treat compost with a suitable product such as Provado Vine Weevil Killer 2

away in small pots of compostBe vigilant for signs of lily beetle, vine weevil, Solomon's seal sawfly and other problem pests

; slugs I thought, but maybe not.Wireworms are the tough cylindrical orange-brown larvae of click beetles. The agricultural ones, several Agriotes species, live in the soil layer feeding on roots and tubers, which of course, brings them into conflict

scatologist perhaps? Looking for dung beetles is an oddly satisfying occupation, and I’ve spent many a happy hour working my way round a grazing meadow dissecting cow pats to see what goes on in this hidden world of natural by-product recycling.Horse dung