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A solitary vine weevil larva?

RubyRossRubyRoss Posts: 124
in Problem solving
I haven't dealt with vine weevil  - or any larvae - before so looking for advice.

I had all my houseplants outside for the past week and am now repotting before bringing them back in. I found one fat white larva with no legs and a brown head (vine weevil?) just under the surface of an asparagus densiflorus Sprengeri. I kept looking any didn't see another, so I potted it up with a fresh mix and popped the plant back in the kitchen.

Of course, now I'm wondering what are the chances the little pest was solitary and should I have done something else to keep the pests out of the kitchen?




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  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    He may well have friends I'm afraid  :|
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    madpenguin said:
    He may well have friends I'm afraid  :|
    Indeed. Not a lot you can do other than being vigilant and regularly checking your other plants. 
    It's unlikely it's happened while your plants were outside recently though. They won't have been laid and formed in that short a space of time. It's more likely they would have been from last year, and the damage has occurred earlier this year. As they're houseplants, you might be lucky, and that could be the only one.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    I would inspect the roots of plants for hidden larvae, wash the roots and repot them in fresh compost/soil.
    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I think that's the safest solution @Eustace. Unlikely to be only one of the little bandits  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • RubyRossRubyRoss Posts: 124
    Thanks all. Good to know they have probably been there since last year.

    Only last week, I was thinking I've been really lucky in avoiding pests.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Sod's Law isn't it @RubyRoss?
    Hope you can get to grips with it.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    I found weevils in my purple loosetrife plants in the spring, what I thought was just one or two weevils turned out to be 15 or so, they were really deep into the roots and I basically has to remove all of the soil to get to them...
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
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