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Talkback: Strange beetle larva

This is really weird. What are the tufty bits along its body for? Reply to Luke ArnosThe feathery fronds are a bit of a mystery. We know hardly anything about these beetles' life histories. My only guess is that they help prevent the larva getting by Luke Arnos

12/01/2012 08:10:34

by Richard Jones

Talkback: Lily beetle

Goodness me , the dreaded Lily beetle along with all the other things that attack our lovely plants, well if you water the plants with vine weeval killer it does help to protect them also against Lily beetles, killing two pests for the price of one by kaycurtis

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19/05/2012 19:43:34

by jane_cardiff

green beetles on my cauli

others, and they generally look really poor and discoloured. While I was examining them for slugs I've discovered a green beetle-like insect that looks like a cross between a beetle and a cricket and is bright sap green. Is this a pest? Is it causing by The Saint

02/08/2012 13:37:35

by Chris 7

Talkback: Rosemary leaf beetle

Hi Richard,Last night I had the door open to the garden with the light on,There was a thud on the floor,On inspection I found a Cock Chafer laying on it's back,I haven't seen one before,They are very beautiful looking beetle's for there size by oldchippy

08/07/2012 20:50:13

by Lindsay4

Talkback: Pollen beetles

I knew that rape seed crop caused me terrible allergy but to find it is also responsable for these horrid little beetles is the last straw, as for some years now it has been grown in fields where I live. Thank you for this article! These beetles by kaycurtis

11/06/2012 11:06:13

by AlisonHarding

Stag Beetle Grubs?

I have been spreading my home made compost around some of my shrubs and trees and came across these grubs:- large, white, with orange heads curled in a C about 3/4 inch across. Are they stag beetle grubs? What should I do with them? In the past I by Trish3

11/01/2013 23:28:59

by Busy-Lizzie

How to get rid of 'Flea beetles'?

I have an attack of flea beetles on my aubergine plants. Luckily, I have noticed it before the leaves are completely eaten. What's the best 'organic' solution. Will garlic spray help? I'd give the garlic spray a go - seems to deter most pests by mudlark

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10/06/2012 01:45:03

by Mary Lowry-Martin

Talkback: Raspberry beetle

!!! It will happen, but should the fruits be spoiled by excessive wet weather, pick them off as later fruits will (weather permitting!) be fine! Re: raspberry beetle. On my allotment in Norfolk I lost 90% of my loganberries and in the end just gave up picking them by Mary

28/11/2011 18:39:13

by Bewildered

Talkback: Flea beetle

On my allotment i find that flea beetles are not as selective as your article suggests. They love a wide range of plants from radishes to turnips. I had never heard of them before working on the allotment.What would interupt their life cycle - apart by valerie1

24/11/2011 15:29:53

by bellamax

Talkback: Beetles, wasps and toads

There's a new beetle on the block, or should I say lavender plant. Its shiny black with stripes ranging from pale orange to dark red, about the size of a ladybird, could be mistaken for one i guess, except its unusual colours. Did check out by Excited finder

28/11/2011 18:31:52

by Richard Pidds

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