Vine weevil control...

So, having made the joyful discovery of vine weevil grubs in my flowerbed, I'm assuming the little sods are going to be everywhere. I've bought a big enough pack of nematodes to treat the whole garden (beds and pots), but will that be enough to break the cycle? Or do I need to plan a full-scale asault on all stages of the wretched thing for the foreseeable future?

 

I think you need to attack both the beetles and their grubs

I don't know if something like "SB plant invigorator" is any help in this situation?

 

I had a nasty feeling people would say that :(.

Any suggestions as to what can be used to deal with the adults other than finding them in person and squashing them? I'm struggling to find anything that claims to have any effect on the adults at all (other than using physical barriers as apparently they can't swim, don't like walking over very sticky things and don't like laying eggs on sharp gravel). Appart from a hammer...

 

I think Armillatox is but they aren't akllowed to say so any more....something re licence. My father used it for weevil, sure of it.

 

Interesting.

Although I'm starting to think the wretched things are now endemic round here - I found out yesterday that a friend 1/2 a mile a way has them as well, and neither of us has bought many plants recently. Could just be bad luck, but I'm starting to think they've walked their way in. In which case I guess I'm looking more at managing the situation as I'm very unlikely to be able to eliminate them entirely.

 

Tangle, do a yahoo/gogle search on "armillatox vine weevil" Here's one of the hits I got

http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/gardens/article989463.ece

 

v helpful Murdo. The biggest problem would have been knowing the application rate.

Didn't Jeyes fluid have some of the same ingredients as armillatox.

 

My Fuchsia book (but might be out of date, and chemicals banned by now!) says:

"Fumigate the plants, or spray with HCH or carbaryl. If you suspect the presence of grubs, you can kill them by watering thoroughly with a solution of HCH diluted as for spraying. Gamma HCH dust is also effective if it is mixed with the compost at a rate of 1 oz per gallon (30 g per 4.5L)"

It also mentions Lindane in a quick reference section, and if my memory serves me that was (perhaps still is?) a fumigant