By Valadel
United Kingdom 
Vine weevil
I have about fifty pelagoniums in my conservatory, this morning when giving it a good clean out, I found three DEAD vine weevils.
This is very worrying, do you think they may have laid their eggs in my pots.
9 May, 2012
Answers
Probably, but do as Steragram suggests. Do not use Provado Vine Weevil Killer on Pelargoniums, it kills them as well as the grubs.
9 May, 2012
Gosh I didn't know that!!
9 May, 2012
Says so on the packaging!
10 May, 2012
Why not use Armillotox as a prophylactic treatment. Your green house will pong of gas tar for a while and it treats moss and algae on paths too. It is a natural product that cannot be advertised as a pesticide due to some daft EU rules.
10 May, 2012
Test it out on an unwanted plant first though. I find Pelargoniums do not like a lot of chemicals.
10 May, 2012
I lost some of my heucheras to the horrors, the grubs ate the roots, some are ok and one....stoplight....was only halfeaten so I scrubbed the roots under running water..........its still alive....just!
10 May, 2012
Meant to say conservatory. So nematodes best in an enclosed space. Looks a bit expensive too. Hate using Provado but needs must. Pamg I have had that trouble too. My Stoplight Heuchera was nearly eaten away. I rescued it just in time, and its coming on quite nicely now. I still intend to try Armillotox on the on some potted up sprigs of Heuchera rather than on some of the huge mature ones I have. If they survive well. I shall use it on the big ones.
10 May, 2012
Oh dear Owdboggy, it would be such a help if I could read.
10 May, 2012
Thank you all, I did think about Provado, (got a bottle full in the shed) but something stopped me, good job I did cos I feel sure I would not have read the label !
I took the sensible course and asked advice from you wise ones.
Nematodes already on order.
Once again thank you.
10 May, 2012
You can water the pots with nematodes when the weather warms up so don't lose sleep!
9 May, 2012