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![]() By Cantillon | This insect appears near the top of every list of annoying insects. It is very destructive and action should be taken if you come across it. The adult weevil does not do terminal damage to a plant. It may make notches in the leaves, but most plants can shrug it off. The damage is done by the hundreds of larvae that grow from their eggs. These larvae live on a diet of plant roots, and with a bad infestation, they can chew until your plant is severed at the ground. They also cause so much root trauma that when the plant explodes into growth in spring, it dies because it cannot take in the necessary water to support its leaves. [View the item] |
greene Jun 21, 2014 9:59 PM CST |
This was extremely well written and easy for me to understand. I will be hunting in the garden tomorrow, thanks. Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith" |
springcolor Jun 21, 2014 10:34 PM CST |
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NEILMUIR1 Jun 22, 2014 3:05 AM CST |
Brilliant! They are a pest in England as well. Regards. Neil. ![]() |
Cantillon Jun 22, 2014 3:51 AM CST |
Thank you for your kind remarks, I am well into part two , where I show examples of pulling the plants back from death. The only ones we can't save are where the bark of , say, an acer or rhodie has been girdled. I had a heuchera savaged, and turned it into about a dozen smalls. Thanks for the feed back, it's a good day. Peter |
midnight21 Jun 22, 2014 5:36 AM CST |
Great Article. ![]() John |
wildflowers Jun 22, 2014 7:44 AM CST |
Fantastic article. ![]() May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb |
greene Jun 22, 2014 8:50 AM CST |
@midnight21, good timing for that tip about the hose pipe as a weevil hiding place/trap. There was some hose pipe in my car heading for the landfill; it will now be cut to length and re-purposed. ![]() Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith" |
goldfinch4 Jun 23, 2014 10:58 AM CST |
Great article. I'm looking forward to part II also. Cubits Store: The Sempervivum Patch - Sempervivum plants! |
virginiarose Jun 23, 2014 12:52 PM CST |
![]() Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Mat.6:28-29 |
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