I have noticeably more vine weevil this past month than I've seen in years. Ants as well which I've never even really noticed before as there were so few.
The vine weevil in this picture has started on my peony - but not the one in bud, one which was from a root which is only really growing and thickening foliage. The other plants the vine weevil seem to have been at are my candelabra primulas and I've had to throw out a couple of scabious which were my favourites. Something - don't now if the vine weevil but assuming so - had devastated the roots.
Sorry it's taken a while to get back to you. It was so long ago I couldn't remember what I used. It was Bayer Ultimate Bug Killer. The plants are all OK now so it must have worked.
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Maybe leaf cutting bees and A. N. Other?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Leaf cutter bees I could live with. It's the A. N. Other which is worrying me
I have noticeably more vine weevil this past month than I've seen in years. Ants as well which I've never even really noticed before as there were so few.
The vine weevil in this picture has started on my peony - but not the one in bud, one which was from a root which is only really growing and thickening foliage. The other plants the vine weevil seem to have been at are my candelabra primulas and I've had to throw out a couple of scabious which were my favourites. Something - don't now if the vine weevil but assuming so - had devastated the roots.
Staff at the GC believe it's caterpillar damage. I'm using combined contact and systemic insecticide which will hopefully see them off!
I am giving up on this Hydrangea Annabelle . (fortunately it was a freebie from Parkers before I realised
how bad they are.)
I have tried wool pellets together with spiky scrunched up chicken wire . All sorts of deterrents. Nothing has helped. look at this mess.
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'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
Thanks
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A A Milne