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Clearing the weeds from around the rhubarb I came across a few of these.Are they friend or foe does anyone know ?
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S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber
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oops forgot the piccie......S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber
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Foe. Looks like vine weevil larva. They eat plant roots and can be a serious pest of container plants.
Feed it to the blackbirds/robins via the bird table, or give it a close-up view of a size twelve boot..Comment
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That's what I thought but it wasn't curled in a C shape it was straight out more like a caterpillar, quite big as well....S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber
You can't beat a bit of garden pornComment
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Squish it
too short, squish it quickComment
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It's not vine weevil, it's a small chafer grub. They get a lot bigger and a lot fatter than that too
They are very commonly found under grass
Vine weevil grubs are shorter and fatter, and don't have the front legsLast edited by Two_Sheds; 11-03-2011, 06:51 AM.All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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spat my drink out all over my monitor, lolOriginally posted by FB. View Post
I have millions of those chafer grubs that TS is on about, whereever my lawn is browing off, if i did there, there are those beasties in there. I tend to make them go splat too. Rightly or wrongly, I like having green grass, not brown
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Hope they don't get too much bigger I've only got size five boots.........Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber
You can't beat a bit of garden pornComment
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He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity
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yukk
yeah i've been finding a few of those in the grass i removed from the rest of the garden. We've just been restacking all the grass the last few days and these little blighters keep appearing. I'm not quite at the splatting stage yet but a few more days and i might be!Comment
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Chuck them out for the birdsAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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our hens love them!Comment
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In ancient times, hens were encouraged to scrabble around the base of fruit trees especially to eat the "worms" or "maggots" that fell from the fruit, or inside fruit that fell to the ground. This would then significantly reduce the amount of pest available to cause damage the following season.Originally posted by poohpouri View Post.Comment
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