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Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: tim on August 12, 2004, 17:00:34

Title: Cabbage weevil?
Post by: tim on August 12, 2004, 17:00:34

Ruined our calabrese (unprotected).
Reported to come in from rape. = Tim

Title: Re:Cabbage weevil?
Post by: GardnerJ on August 13, 2004, 15:32:32

TIM! they are my bigs that have ruined my brassica! Little sods...... *%$*& ggggrrrrrrr, would derris get rid of 'em?

Title: Re:Cabbage weevil?
Post by: piglit on August 13, 2004, 16:53:29

I'm afraid that they laugh in the face of derris... I dusted liberally and they all bounced around - I swear I could hear them "look its snowing guys!".  They were throwing snowballs and making little snowbugs with sticks for legs.  Then they multiplied the population size x100 and ate all my cauliflowers, cabbages, mizuna, rocket and lettuce.  Evil weevils is their proper name.  

See this link for more info.
http://www.pestspotter.co.uk/pests/7.htm

Commiserations on joining the weevil gang!

Title: Re:Cabbage weevil?
Post by: Hugh_Jones on August 13, 2004, 18:00:19

And just think. When GM OSR becomes universal they`ll probably grow as big as cats.