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Big eating wisteria flower

alexwildliferescuealexwildliferescue Posts: 79
in Problem solving
Can anyone recommend how to stop insect (not sure which one)eating my wisteria flowers. Small amount but worried will continue. Have got spray for insects but nervous to use if will damage plant. 

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  • AsarumAsarum Posts: 661
    Please don't use a spray. The flowers will soon be over anyway and the insect population is in trouble.  Can you post a picture of the insect?
    East Anglia
  • alexwildliferescuealexwildliferescue Posts: 79
    Afraid not not seen it
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Is your wisteria planted again a wall? I'm wondering if it's possibly slugs or snails. 
    Can you post a photo of the damage ?
  • alexwildliferescuealexwildliferescue Posts: 79
    Only see woodlouse in the area of the wall.it is planted close to the wall with some of the flowers touching.  I can send pictures of the damage after work 
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    alexwildliferescue said:
    Have got spray for insects but nervous to use if will damage plant. 
    I woul be more worried about damage to wildlife!
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    We have two huge wisterias planted against walls and they are a-buzz with all sorts of bees from big fat bumbles to smaller honey bees and plenty in between plus other pollinators.   Spraying against a possible rogue would be incredibly harmful not just to them but to birds as well.

    This year the flowers have been hit by late frosts, hard winds, sudden downpours and now more winds and rain so they have not lasted as long as usual.  However, they will flower again once this first flush has dropped all its petals and they'll carry on flowering all summer and all the insects they attract bring in the birds such as swallows, swifts and house martins. 

    Leave the bugs alone but, if you can, water and feed your wisteria to encourage more flowers and don't forget the July and February pruning.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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