Not fungus gnats (I googled to check) and I don’t have any mahonia 😊
From your description, the "things" sound as if they might possibly be vine weevil eggs. I suggest you empty any pots with them in, shake off the soil and burn. Soak the plant root balls in a solution of Provada, other brands available, and hope you have got rid of them. The beetle is a non-flying, grey-brown oval beetle that normally only comes out at night. You may find one or two if you lift the pots and have a look underneath. They tend to favour fuschias, begonias, and dahlia tubers but are not averse to many other plants.
I think they are some kind of artificial granule, perhaps a fertiliser, or perhaps some kind of antidessicant. (If the latter, they would be squidgy when wet, smaller and harder when dry - I notice on the pic that the size does vary so perhaps that's why)...
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
Don't think they're vine weevil eggs ... they've been there too long without changing ... and anyway everything I've ever read says that Vine Weevil eggs are white, and turn dark brown when they're just about to hatch
They’re definitely not vine weevil eggs. I’m very familiar with them as they mange to eat at least on of my heucheras every couple of years and I’m on top of them now. They’re not a fertiliser granule either - I’m absolutely positive about that. I haven’t got a clue what they are but at least they’ve managed to create a conversation about themselves in their (about to be)very short lives! 😊
They’ve been in the pots for months now so I doubt very much they will develop into anything. I squashed a few more last night and it’s just whitish, snotty (sorry 🤢) stuff inside. Just hope they’re not aliens 😁. If they are, there’s hundreds of them 👀
They’ve been in the pots for months now so I doubt very much they will develop into anything. I squashed a few more last night and it’s just whitish, snotty (sorry 🤢) stuff inside. Just hope they’re not aliens 😁. If they are, there’s hundreds of them 👀
Aliens might be just what this planet needs …
🤔 Who shall we take them to when they say, “Take me to your leader.” ?
I know who I wouldn’t take them to …..
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🤔 Who shall we take them to when they say, “Take me to your leader.” ?
I know who I wouldn’t take them to …..
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.