Re: Weevil (Was: Re: Insects)
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Weevil (Was: Re: [SG] Insects)
- From: m* l*
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 08:30:47 -0600
At 07:31 AM 5/25/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>Margaret,
>My length estimate was just that, an estimate. I didn't actually go out and
>put a ruler to one of the little monsters. ;-)
>
>So it could be the black vine weevil, as you suggest (except they are
>definitely not black, but light to med grey). Assume the nematodes you
>mention are the beneficials, right?
>
>Gerry
>
>At 07:30 AM 5/23/00 -0600, you wrote:
>>That sounds like the black vine weevil. larvae can kill rhodies, but the
>>adults are about 1/4 inch long, not 1/8 inch. Nematodes can control them in
>>the larval stage. Margaret L
>>
Right, the black vine weevil adults are grey. They eat notches in leaves of
lilacs, roses, rhodies, peonies, etc. Gardens Alive carries beneficial
nematodes that control the larvae. Margaret L
>
