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Rhododendron Problem

Kitty52Kitty52 Posts: 186
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Is this Vine Weevil on this rhodendron?

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Kitty52Kitty52 Posts: 186
    Thanks, thought it might be.   Whats best to get rid of them?
  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    Have a read of this thread 
    https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1043767/nematodes-late-night-hunting
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I have neither the time nor the inclination to go hunting for them at night. I'm usually asleep by ten o clock, so for most of the summer, it's still too light at night for finding them before I conk out. I squish any that I see during the day though.
     
    Nematodes don't really work here either - too difficult with the timing and the climate, so I just don't bother. Healthy shrubs shrug them off well enough, so it's just that the aesthetic damage is unsightly.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Kitty52Kitty52 Posts: 186
    Thanks.  Will try and spot some  wee culprits in daylight.
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