maggots...

[crazii_c]

hey guys,

i was just pulling my parsley plant from last year out of my herb container, when i noticed a tiny maggot. as i looked closer i saw lots of them and ive just spent 20mins picking the little blighters out of the pot. i got about 30 of them. they were tiny white maggots with orange faces. i dont suppose anyone knows what they might be?

ive got other herbs still in the container so i was wondering should i take out the other plants and check all the compost in there for maggots, or do you think they will be ok and that i should let nature do its thing. how harmful will the maggots be?

[northepaul]

Personally I would check all of them and get rid of the little critters....they cant be doing any good in the roots of your plants!

[Jeanied]

Baby vine weevil grub?

[Suky]

Feed them to the birds, I think they are vine weevil larvae and fatal to your plants.

[selfraising]

Sound like vine weevils to me too. I would empty out the compost and put in new. Check the root ball of the plant because I found several in there. I would also check the other containers.

[Flummery]

Best bet is to remove everything (not your clothes!) and wash the roots of the plants before potting in fresh compost.

[kentvegplot]

Yup, vine weevil. Can use a compost drench against them if you use chemicals - Provado is the trade name.