No - that's a vine weevil in your first pic, and it hasn't done that damage you show. If you look them up, youll see what they do The millipede and the woodlouse wouldn't have done that either. They'll like the bark mulch though. It's nice for them to hide in
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Millipede and woodlice OK. Weevil not. Well done for going out and hunting after dark.
You can get nematodes for treating vine weevil infestations but you'd have to look up when it's best to apply them as they're probably temeprature sensitive. The problem with vine weevils is that the adults eat the foliage which is generally just a bit of disfigurement but their grubs chomp thru roots and that can be fatal or severely debillitating depending on their numbers and the plant they're chewing.
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Hi Katie to me it looks like slug or snail damage I had the same damage on mine last year. If I caught any I would pick them off. I would leave the dead bottom leaves on until Spring then pick them off leaving a clean stem at the base. I did this and this year all the new growth stayed untouched.
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The millipede and the woodlouse wouldn't have done that either. They'll like the bark mulch though. It's nice for them to hide in
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
You can get nematodes for treating vine weevil infestations but you'd have to look up when it's best to apply them as they're probably temeprature sensitive. The problem with vine weevils is that the adults eat the foliage which is generally just a bit of disfigurement but their grubs chomp thru roots and that can be fatal or severely debillitating depending on their numbers and the plant they're chewing.
last year. If I caught any I would pick them off.
I would leave the dead bottom leaves on until Spring then pick them off leaving a
clean stem at the base. I did this and this year all the new growth stayed untouched.