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when repotting my fuchsia plants i found white maggot loocking grubs had eaten the roots . what do you think they are and how can we stop this happening again as this is the third year this as happend. Ben. Grubs of the vine weevil-100% certain

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

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

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

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

an egg into the acorn, it alsoinjects a cocktail of chemicals that causes the acorn's growth to be interrupted. Then as the grub feeds inside it too secretes chemicals thatalter the normal development of the acorn forcing it to grow into the knopper

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

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

. After a week they hatch into reddish-brown maggot-like grubs, and feed on the same parts of the plant as the parents. Possibly to deter predators or disguise themselves, the larvae cover themselves in their own wet, black excrement.Lily leaves

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