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Garden being devoured - Vine weevil or slugs?

KatGKatG Posts: 38
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Hi all I wonder whether you can help me- I thought I had a vibe weevil problem but recently bought a lupin which has been totally destroyed before I even had a chance to plant it!! (See first photo) As far as I can see (newbie gardener) vine weevils don’t usually go for Lupins.. So do I also have a slug problem? Any help much appreciated? 2nd photo is what’s left of a Rose, and 3rd / 4th hydrangeas.  I have used VW nematodes but thinking of getting some decoy plants to treat with pesticide (will remove flowers and only put out at dusk) to kill the adults  - any advice as to which plants to use? Cyclamen not in season as yet.

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  • AstroAstro Posts: 433
    In the photo of the lupin it looks like the culprit is on the side of the pot (a snail). 
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Well spotted, caught red handed !
    The  third and fourth photos look like vine weevil damage . Not sure about the rose.
  • KatGKatG Posts: 38
    Thanks - I had no idea snails could do so much damage! Is this common with Lupins? I’m not sure i can take on another garden pest! 
  • KatGKatG Posts: 38
    You think the rose damage wouldn’t be the vine weevil?
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Unfortunately, snails love lupins !
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    The rose damage could be sawfly, the caterpillars can strip all the foliage from a Rose in a matter of days.
    AB Still learning

  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Could be, sawfly info here might help
    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=932
  • KatGKatG Posts: 38
    Thanks AnniD - the page says sawfly doesn’t make actual holes but this definitely has. Do you think it could be the vine weevil?
  • KatGKatG Posts: 38
    ... I mean it’s also made holes in the Rose leaves, which apparently the sawfly doesn’t do?
  • JacquimcmahonJacquimcmahon Posts: 1,039
    The rose looks like vine weevil. They effectively make mine look like that within a few nights. Seem to like certain varieties better than others too as my red climber gets stripped and my peach bush roses get ignored.

    Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.
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