Vine weevil

There I was just pottering and I noticed what appeared to be the start of some greenfly on my years old pot of mint.
So, I picked it up and placed it on top of the wheelie bin for a closer look.
Horror of horrors.. when I picked it up to place it back I spotted these beasties on top of the wheelie bin!

The dreaded vine weevil which depatched a whole load of my strawberries last year.
They were. I repeat were a bit sleepy so I was able to take a few pictures.
We have just had a torrent of rain and that area has been flooded. I wonder if any more are gasping for their last breath..
Here is a closeup for those of us who are not sure what a Vine weevil looks like, notice the brown markings and the ridged back, and also not to confuse these beasties with the more beneficial beetles we have in our gardens

robert is now keen and mean for a bug hunt...
Oh yes.. the mint and pot have been despatched so now I am mintless.:(

 

What, no Harrods Royal mint even? :(

 

Ugly blighters aren't they.

 

:(:(Correct... I am totally mintless:(:(
I shall have go tracking down some apple mint...

 

At least we all know what they look like:gnthb:
More then once I have depatched the more gardener friendly type:(

 

Excellent pictures to start a sticky thread about pests.

 

Robert: Happy to send you a root, or two, of Mint if you PM me your address.

(Sorry folk, I've got loads of mint but not enough time to mail to all, forgive me)

 

Err!. I think Provado is a Systemic. Spray it on the leaves at night and after a little while, anything that munches the plant dies. Spiders only eat anything that's in their web and I've never seen a Ladybug at night. I know the theory of" Poisoning the prey, poisons the predator" but neither of these creatures are scavengers. Nobody likes "collateral damage". Just be careful how you use poisons