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fuchsia leaves

Can you check to see if vine weevil grubs have eaten the roots? I believe that fuchsias are one of their favourite plants. I agree with Kate - if they are in pots, tip an affected plant out and look for 'C' shaped Vine Weevil grubs by Trevor Challands

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27/05/2012 21:19:13

by Trevor Challands

Pea moth

Hi, I know I am well ahead of the game but does anybody have any tried and tested methods of controlling, destroying or preventing Pea Moth. I practice crop rotation but still seem to suffer from the horrible little grubs eating my grandsons by Steve Mayhew

19/03/2013 22:40:36

by Verdun

Jeyes fluid uses

Having read in an old gardening book that jeyes fluid can be used to treat vine weevil problems (to kill the grubs) and to spray against black spot on roses. I know that it cannot be advertised for these uses, since EU testing regulations have by Gardening Grandma

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03/05/2013 19:04:30

by Verdun

Victoria Plum

and it seems its the plum sawfly - am I right? If so the solution seems to be Derris but that is no longer available so what wld be the alternative? Ive also gone thro the soil at the base and cant find any of the grubs mentioned. Would it be any good putting a by galest

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25/01/2012 14:34:03

by galest

Pansies

vine weevil - the grubs, which look like white "C" shapes with a brown head, eat the roots, and plants will suddenly keel over. Thanks I am going to have alook by Daphne Luker

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04/06/2012 18:01:41

by Daphne Luker

What To Train Up Obelisk ?

or rambling rose, honeysuckle, canary creeper (annual and yellow but still...), lobata, sweet peas, runner beans - not a joke, they are very pretty in flower, were introduced as a flowering plant - then you get good grub afterwards. why not look at avalance by Meomye

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23/05/2013 19:15:27

by dannyboy10

pests

hi, i treated my pot plants for vineweevil just over a week ago, but found new evidence of leaves being eaten at the edges today. i've seen the grubs in many of the pots, have repotted etc etc. i think i've used the correct amount of provado by sile

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09/07/2012 22:02:05

by sile

help

to pick off the blighters. Very satisfying to crush them with a piece of slate. Even more so when it is 2 of them caught in flagrante delicto. You also need to keep an eye out for the grubs. The cover themselves in the frass from eating the lily leaves by pat22

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14/05/2013 17:46:54

by pat22

Banana Plant Problem

you see a new leaf forming in the centre? If it has been outside during the summer I would inspect the roots as I have had vine weevil grubs eating the roots of mine in the past. I am Keeping it in the House as well My wife has been watering by Petew

10/11/2012 17:54:30

by moogiboogy

badgers in gardens

I have badgers coming into the garden digging up the lawn. They are looking for chafer grubs to eat. I know that I need to get rid of the chafer grubs, but until that works, the badgers are destroying the lawn. How can I stop them coming by MariaC

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08/03/2013 09:31:09

by Alan3

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