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. 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

anybody identify this, and if it will be a problem to any specific plants? If so, can this issue be solved in any way? Many thanks.   Looks like the larva of one of the ground beetles. The vine weevil larvae lack the legs. The beetle larvae often get

you to do the sme on moths?ruth My wife caually announced there are some strange larvae on your cob nut tree. They have their feet all at one end! In horror for some reason I thought of colorado beetle from her spotty description. Anyway relieved

, possibly almost beetle shaped & very fast running. Does anyone know what they are & how to clean seed I collect from the garden to get rid of them. Also if anyone has any ideas how to get rid of the ones in the tin of bought veg seeds, peas etc

can anyone tell me whats wrong with my lily, leaves turned black and flower buds fell off. It can be caused by excess water, but others may have other ideas, too. If it is just the wet, it'll be OK next year. Lily beetle alert- at 11 o

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

I wondered if it was one of the many types of Shield Bugs! I live near Newark in Nottinghamshire and I have seen noticed "new" beetles in my garden this year. Regarding the Lily beetle I have killed about a hundred this year and have had to wipe

in the garden this weekend when I came across a number of Red Lilly Beetle in the compost. The compost was quite fresh quite a distance from my lilly's that are currently dying down. Is it normal to still find Red Lilly Beetle and in compost at this time

- I certainly haven't enjoyed the invasion of Lily Beetle! Hi Kate If you bring plants from all over the world you some times bring all the pests as well,We will have to see what happens with the introduction of this bug that eat Japanese knot weed

for each pot, but wonder if i should redo or will it kill the plants?   It's the adult beetles that eat the leaves, and they're not controlled by Provado, only the grubs in the pots are. To stop the leaf eating you'll need to pick off the beetles at night