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| About four years ago, I discovered that the dreaded weevil had made a home in our azaleas. I have tried every organic remedy that I could find, by appropriate season. I knew that I had not eradicated them, but I seem to have slowed the spread.
We have lost one azalea, and two more seem to be getting smaller every year. I now find that they have spread in the opposite direction and made a home with the new Otto Luyken. I am ready to bring in the big guns...chemicals! Can anyone who has had success with chemicals, please offer me some advice? Which chemicals/which brands? If I irradiate them in one area, will they simple spread to another? How much of an area do I need to treat? Is there any value to using Grub Ex (imidaclropld) in the bed or surrounding lawn? This is absolutely breaking my heart. I would be so grateful for some wisdom. |
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| The timing of your treatments is essential with weevils and in checking GrubEx, while it may have been helpful, seems you have missed the boat so to speak.:) Grub/larvae control should have taken place before Aug 1 with GrubEx if I'm reading the product correctly. Much the same with treating adults before they've laid eggs - that's been accomplished by late August too. You may not solve your problem this year, other than reducing adults to minimize any more notched foliage. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Rhododendron.org - weevils advice
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