Vine weevils have favourites, find out whats on the menu
So where should you look for vine weevils, often the first sign is a wilted plant, however by this point its going be too late to save them. Prevention is the best way to control vine weevils.
If you know what plants they prefer, its easier to target them.
Plants that vine weevils normally attack
* leaf notching caused by adults feeding may also seen
+ tested in the lab, plants can be attacked, but less likely in the garden.
When you are treating for vine weevils these are the plants you should consider drenching with nematodes.
Achillea+
Allium
Artemisia+
Aster
Astilbe
Azalea*
Begonia*
Bergenia*
Calluna*
Camellia*
Campanula+
Chaenomeles+
Chrysanthemum
Convallaria*
Cornus
Cotoneaster
Cupressocyparis (leylandii
Cyclamen
Daboceia*
Dahlia+
Dianthus
Digitalis
Epimedium*
Erica*
Euonymus*
Ferns
Francoa
Fuchsia*
Geranium+
Geum
Gladiolus
Heuchera
Heucherella
Hosta
Hydrangea*
Iris
Juniperus
Kalmia
Laburnum
Lilium
Liriope+
Malus
Paeonia+
Parthenocissus
Phlox+
Photinia*
Pieris*
Pinus+
Polygonum
Populus
Potentilla
Primula*
Prunus lusitanica*
Pyracantha*
Rheum
Rhododendron*
Ribes+
Rosa
Rumex
Saxifrage
Sedum
Sempervivum
Skimmia*
Taxus*
Tellima
Thuja
Tiarella
Verbena
Viburnum*
Vitis
Plants that vine weevils normally leave alone, attacks are rare.
There is no point in treating these plants, they are rarely attacked and given a choice the weevils will lay eggs in the list of plants above.
Acanthus
Ajuga
Alchemilla
Amelanchier
Aquilegia
Astrantia
Aucuba
Berberis
Brachyglottis
Buddleia
Buxus
Ceanothus
Choisya
Cistus
Cordyline
Coreopsis
Corylus
Crocosmia
Cytisus
Dahlia
Delphinium
Echinacea
Eleagnus
Eryngium
Erysimum
Euphorbia
Fagus
Genista
Hebe
Helenium
Helianthemum
Hemerocallis
Hypercium
Ilex
Lavender
Leucanthemum
Ligustrum
Lonicera
Lupinus
Mahonia
Nepeta
Nerium
Olearia
Osteospermum
Pansy
Penstemon
Persicaria
Philadelphus
Pittosporium
Prunus laurocerasus
Pulmonaria
Ribes
Rudbeckia
Salvia
Salvia
Sambucus
Spiraea
Symphoricarpus
Verbascum
Veronica
Vinca
Viola
