I only found three tonight and one of those got away. I seem to be mopping up the stragglers hiding on plants that I've never checked before though which is good news. My neighbour's hose had burst though and was spraying water everywhere so I've just sneaked around there and turned it off at the tap. I'm not sure if they're away but didn't want to wake them if they are home.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
@wild edges The ones that get away really bet to me. I spent about an hour the other night trying to find one that fell into the middle of the plant. It becomes personal when I think they're purposely hiding from me! Haha!
I didn't find any last night. It was raining on and off so I'm guessing they were hunched up somewhere trying to keep dry.
I've just taken delivery of my two bags of John Innes 3 and a big bag of grit so I'm gonna spend tomorrow (day off) replenishing compost and dressing the tops of the pots (the grit has a tendency to move about when you water) so it will give me the opportunity to inspect inside the pots etc.
Fitting in a good deed when weevil hunting - that's gotta be worth extra points!
Only the one tonight but I'll admit I rushed the hunt because it's freezing out there. Nice half moon gilding the clouds though which was worth braving the cold for. I'm a bit worried about some of my house plants that are out in the greenhouse though as it nudges their minimum temperature tolerance.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Yeah it's cold here tonight too. Eight degrees and a gusting wind from the north.
I spent fifteen minutes looking and didn't find any.
Got some grit delivered yesterday so Sunday will be spent making sure all pots are covered. I'll then do my annual chemical treatment. I don't like doing it but I'll fret all autumn and winter otherwise.
Once I have a garden, rather than a yard full of pots, I'm sure I'll let nature (and my nightly hunts) alone keep them under control.
I didn't get a chance to hunt last night and only found one the night before but Saturday night's hunt turned up eleven of them despite being pretty cold. I'm sure last year I was finding them well into September though.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Still finding around 3 to 5 a night. Have extended my search to outside the house. Mostly evergreen plants there and the vibernum have so many notches around the leaves they look quite pretty! What I still don't understand is if I've caught so many I must have had the equivalent amount in larvae so why am I not seeing dead or dying plants?
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A lot of people swear by the nematodes.
If they could live in cold temperatures I would stop using the chemicals for my Autumn treatment.
I didn't find any last night. It was raining on and off so I'm guessing they were hunched up somewhere trying to keep dry.
I've just taken delivery of my two bags of John Innes 3 and a big bag of grit so I'm gonna spend tomorrow (day off) replenishing compost and dressing the tops of the pots (the grit has a tendency to move about when you water) so it will give me the opportunity to inspect inside the pots etc.
Fitting in a good deed when weevil hunting - that's gotta be worth extra points!
I spent fifteen minutes looking and didn't find any.
Got some grit delivered yesterday so Sunday will be spent making sure all pots are covered. I'll then do my annual chemical treatment. I don't like doing it but I'll fret all autumn and winter otherwise.
Once I have a garden, rather than a yard full of pots, I'm sure I'll let nature (and my nightly hunts) alone keep them under control.
This time last year I went on holiday and didn't see any when I got back.
Must be the end of their egg laying season
I can sit out on an evening and relax now.
Is anyone else still finding any? @wild edges @K67
What I still don't understand is if I've caught so many I must have had the equivalent amount in larvae so why am I not seeing dead or dying plants?
I've heard that they can travel 3-5 miles so they may have come from other places and decided to stay at yours!
They are attracted by smell so perhaps they ruined their last home and sniffed yours out as a replacement.
If you are both still finding them I may have to look more closely.....