My garden is riddled with some creatures very similar to this in appearance, but they definitely have legs. Any idea what they are and are they going to damage my plants?
The 'chemical' Vine weevil killer is really harmful to other insects - particularly bees - it is only licensed for use in pots and not in open ground. I will not use it.
If you are thinking of using it please read this first
My garden is riddled with some creatures very similar to this in appearance, but they definitely have legs. Any idea what they are and are they going to damage my plants?
If they're not vine weevils (and if they have legs then they're not) they won't do a lot of damage to your plants. They may cause a few temporary thin patches on your lawn - a small price to pay for helping to conserve these fascinating creatures.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks for the link Dovefrombove i did not know about this! I won't be using it again as i love bees and grow flowers to attract them and other insects.
Oh my goodness! It certainly looks exactly like the picture. Is it possible for me to have stag Beatle larvae. I live way up in the north west of England!
I'm going to experiment with an alternative non chemical approach - I microwave old potting compost to re-use, and if I find any VW larvae, am going to scrape out the compost and zap it. Will report back.
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The 'chemical' Vine weevil killer is really harmful to other insects - particularly bees - it is only licensed for use in pots and not in open ground. I will not use it.
If you are thinking of using it please read this first
http://gardenofeaden.blogspot.co.uk/2008/11/imidacloprid-provado-and-threat-to-bees.html
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Scroll down and have a look here http://frontpage.woodland-trust.org.uk/ancient-tree-forum/atfnews/images/stagbeetles.pdf you may have something very special
If they're not vine weevils (and if they have legs then they're not) they won't do a lot of damage to your plants. They may cause a few temporary thin patches on your lawn - a small price to pay for helping to conserve these fascinating creatures.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks for the link Dovefrombove i did not know about this! I won't be using it again as i love bees and grow flowers to attract them and other insects.
If you're watching Countryfile at the moment you'll be learning about the danger of neonicotinoids
Here is a list of pesticides that contain them
http://www.pan-uk.org/home-garden/list-of-home-and-garden-pesticides-containing-neonicotinoids
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
How exciting if you do Ziminuk!
Dove-you're a dab hand with these links!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Well, they don't start out that large, they do grow.
Or could yours be one of the other types of larvae shown? Whereabouts are you finding them?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'm going to experiment with an alternative non chemical approach - I microwave old potting compost to re-use, and if I find any VW larvae, am going to scrape out the compost and zap it. Will report back.