I desperatly want to get rid of these bloomin things & probaly will go the Nemasys root (slight punn, :-\sorry). But when is the best time to apply it & where can i get it from? ???
Havent i read somewhere that if you plant garlic where they are it will get rid of them??
I have a feeling now is the time to start treating them. My pots are alive with the little *#$*ers! I believe the idea is you wait until the soil warms up a little bit, then away you go. I have seen it mail order but can't htink what it is called. I shall hunt and if I find out I will post a follow up. They are the devils weevils! >:( >:( >:( >:(
http://www.defenders.co.uk/vine_weevil_control.htm
try these peeps out. I have used them before, it all came back to me in a flash, and it did the trick for a summer, but I think once the weevils are gone, the nematodes go, then you are back to square one next year.
Or there's www.greengardener.co.uk.
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As I said a couple of days ago, Armillatox??
Yes - the goodies die off if there's no food. Poor things. Never got a thank you. And, for my aphid killers, I have found it V difficult to achieve the right night temp at the right time, = Tim
Thanks for advice i shall look up the links you have given me. & order death by post for the evil weevils they definatly are satans little helpers!!!!
Do not use Armillotox on any Sedum or Sempervivum, it wipes them out.
I presume you are getting these little b*****s in potted up plants? I find I don't have any problems in the garden, just in pots. I use Insect Control Compost by Levingtons (used to be called Plant Protection Compost) and I never have any problems with vine weevil damage. I just either change the compost completely each spring or scoop out the top compost and replace with the IC Compost. I don't know how expensive the other treatments are but the compost at my local nursery is £3.99 for a large bag.
Thanks, Eric - I was relying on folk reading the instructions. = Tim
Dare I? Want to hear a vine weevil - or even a few? http://cmave.usda.ufl.edu/~rmankin/blackvineweevilsounds.html (http://cmave.usda.ufl.edu/~rmankin/blackvineweevilsounds.html). :) ???
A question (having never seen a vine weevil) - reading between the lines, are they an unplanned "BOGOF" from garden centre plants?
All best, Gavin