Vine Weevil

[TrysHard]

Had some in the polyanthus last year - now got them in my Strawberries -

Time to wash all the roots and repot and I am not using vermiculite in pots for Strawberries again as it make finding the larvae a right pain.

Any tips on getting rid of these blighters - other than not growing in pots.

[sparrow100]

You can water in some nematodes Nemaslug Slug Killer The Natural Organic Slug Control
I think you have to do it regularly to get rid of them.

[Guest]

^^^^As Sparrow says but you should do it twice a year Mar/Apr and Sept/Oct weather permitting. Doing it once a year I find is not enough.

[WendyC]

Provado is a chemical option but not for edibles I think.

[starloc]

Provado is not good for bees either

[WendyC]

How does it affect bees as it is watered into the soil?

[fishpond]

Dig up the Strawberry plants and completely submerge them in a bucket of water for 24 hours.
Never had a weevil survive that yet.
Dispose of whatever the Strawberries were growing in---do not reuse or compost.

[Greenleaves]

I make weevil traps, as they feed at night they look for somewhere to hide in the day. I take a loo roll center and cut to open. I line the inside with double sided tape then reform the roll. Place on top of pots and cover with a piece of hessian. ...works a treat. I also place theses traps on my strawberry bed.

[TrysHard]

I completely washed the roots off and soaked the plants for a few hours - vermiculite makes it difficult to see the blighters - I now have about 100 litres of compost to dispose of.

[starloc]

How does it affect bees as it is watered into the soil?

Provado is a systemic insecticide, absorbed through leaves , stems and roots, it is widely used in agriculture such as the citrus industry to `inocculate` plants against pests by being watered into the soil, the theory is that it then gets into the flowers and when the bees feed they eat the provado, why it should only be used after a plant has flowered to be safer

[fishpond]

Part 2

Spread out 100 litres of compost over well manicured lawn to a depth of no more than 3", go and purchase some chickens, let them loose over the compost and well manicured lawn.
Give them a week, you will not have any pests(anything alive)in the compost & the lawn will be wasted.
Turn what used to be the lawn into a veggie/fruit patch. Let me have the chickens. Sorted.

[polly_ni]

I've been lurking for a while, but never had a big enough problem or interesting enough contribution to make - until now. Most of my containers seem to be overrun with vine weevil grubs, ugly wee buggers especially when they are on the turn from grub to adult. I have read everywhere that I must dispose of the compost/soil, but nowhere have I seen how or where.

What do people do with it, I presume it can't be put in the council's compostables bin? Do people put it in the landfill bin and what happens if it isn't going to be collected for another ten days. Can they escape from it? Will I be no farther on?

I would appreciate any advice or information.

[Snoop Puss]

How does it affect bees as it is watered into the soil?

This is what Bayer has to say:
Bee Informed - Neonicotinoids - Bayer Garden

This is what Friends of the Earth has to say:
https://www.foe.co.uk/sites/default/...2015-76087.pdf

[Kirk]

I've been lurking for a while, but never had a big enough problem or interesting enough contribution to make - until now. Most of my containers seem to be overrun with vine weevil grubs, ugly wee buggers especially when they are on the turn from grub to adult. I have read everywhere that I must dispose of the compost/soil, but nowhere have I seen how or where.

What do people do with it, I presume it can't be put in the council's compostables bin? Do people put it in the landfill bin and what happens if it isn't going to be collected for another ten days. Can they escape from it? Will I be no farther on?

I would appreciate any advice or information.

There is a Vine Weeval killer, it is a liquid that you mix up then water the pot/container with it. however you have to add sufficent that it soaks through and comes out the base of the container. Basically you SOAK it.

I have used it a couple of times on citrus that I have and seems effective. Although if the containers are outside they will eventually get invaded again.

As you will realise it also depends on your appraoch to using chemicals, however it more or less is confined to the container, but it is the only thing I am aware of other then turf everything out and repot with new compost. As said it is a SOAK of the container soil and not a spray.

[polly_ni]

Thank you for replying. I might have to try that, but I had hoped not to.