Forum home Problem solving
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Is this Pea Weevil?

TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,349

Hi I am still fairly new to fruit & veg growing & would appreciate some help.

I sowed a couple of rows of peas about 4 weeks ago and the seedlings are now 3 - 4cms high. I noticed the other day that most of the leaves have been eaten around the edges leaving a notched appearance to the leaves.

A bit of Googling and the damage is identical to that done by Pea Weevil. But isn't it a bit early for these pests to be out doing their stuff? - most articles refer to them being a problem from early summer onwards & (bearing in mind that we only seemed to shake off winter about three wekks ago!) this doesn't seem to fit with their life cycle.

Any suggestions for any other culprits / solutions? The peas are in a raised bed (50cm high) in a mix of garden soil and lots of spent mushroom compost. Salad crops and herbs were growing in the bed last year. Peas were raised in a similar bed (3m away)  last year without problem.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down

Posts

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,109

    Possibly vine weevils image Go out there with a torch in the evenings and find the little hooligans and squidge them.


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





Sign In or Register to comment.