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Bugs eating my camellia

Tall treesTall trees Posts: 175
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Can anyone tell me what’s eating the leaf edge on my camellias, I’m in South Wales. 

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  • alexryzawlskiqBU-X4OFalexryzawlskiqBU-X4OF Posts: 163
    Caterpillars or weevelis?
    Happy Gardening
  • Tall treesTall trees Posts: 175
    Can’t see any signs under the leaves? 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    That mostly looks like vine weevil damage. 
    A healthy shrub like a Camellia will shrug that off. It's the grubs that do most of the damage to some plants underground, by eating the roots. Things like Heucheras are susceptible. 
    In most cases, it's aesthetics when it's the adult damage. Camellias aren't likely to be bothered other than that. If you have weevils in the garden, you'll get a bit of damage on other shrubs too   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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