Pests, Diseases and Cures

If you didn't know, pete, it was no gaff

many thanks for your help and advice

You might try some strong professional Glyphosate weed killer, I put some of this on my ivy and its all gone, so has everything else I put it on.

Well done

Imagine that as an adult flying amongst your begonias!

Hi,Not used NemaSlug, but just a quick look at the product it states -"Nemaslug is particularly effective in wet conditions, when slugs are at their worst and pellets are at their least effective. Nemaslug will kill snails, and many retailers sell it for that purpose, however Nemaslug is...

I bought four dwarf Buddlejas several years ago believing that they would be the same as the full size ones. They have all died bar one. They were in pots on my patio in multi purpose compost with good drainage. The one that survived and seems to be thriving is one I planted into the ground. I...

Vine weevil.

Ah OK! Is it likely to damage natural stone paving do you think?

Ah, I see my little rubber critters were very young ...Elephant Hawk-moth and caterpillar | Wildlife Insight

Oh lord. Just what we humans needed... slugs that are picky eaters. Hee, hee, hee. No, I cannot say that I have noticed that. :o)

This reply Mike appears to be aimed at Derek's original post. James would have been better starting his own thread, but he was a newbie. Derek has a poorly pot plant. James has a highly congested border with 3 conifers in front of his window, and 3 hydrangeas in front of those.. (See photo in...

Thanks again Redwing. Will do

I've got something very similar that's making use of the top leaves of my recently-planted willows. Like you, I found a small caterpillar in the one I investigated. I was a bit worried, but the willows don't seem to mind so I'm just going to leave them be.

Is it a large slug or snail? I think one of the latter was very successful at removing leaves completely off a small gooseberry plant... it must have been crawling out onto a leaf to eat it and the leaf would break off as it couldn't support the weight.I don't know if it kept falling onto the...

If it dont work it wasn't me who told you.

That does look more like the crane flies were emerging rather than laying eggs.

Thanks, seems like we're on the same page.I would though like to spray the area with something safe that would deter them from feeding on the sap (or whatever it is).

Provanto is an imitation of Provado, both contain an insecticide called deltamethrin, which is not a systemic insecticide although it has a residual effect after drying on the plant. Will it affect scale insects? It depends how well it penetrates the scale, but probably not very effective....