PurpleHaze Posted January 25, 2002 I was repotting one of my HBWR today and to my suprise when i took it out of it's old pot I found that the roots were swarming with weevils. My question is - Does anyone know of a good way to get rid of weevils? When I found them I hosed the roots off (until I could find no more weevils) and repotted the plant. After doing an internet search I have found that Neem Oil or systemic insecticide are recommended. Does anyone have any experience with either of these methods of control? Thanks for your help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torsten Posted January 26, 2002 Never had weevils in roots, but sometimes we get them in seed. For precious seed we don't sell we use a very light dusting of carbaryl powder (a pinch in a large jam jar 3/4 full of seed shaken for 2 minutes). For seed we sell which should remain organic we use pyrethrum daisy dust - it is not as effective and not as reliable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleHaze Posted January 26, 2002 Thanks Torsten. I should have been more specific (my bad). The weevils are still in the larval stage (grubs). I'm glad I found them before they had a chance to reach adulthood. I'm also having a real problem with ants. Do you know any effective controls for ants? Thanks again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darklight Posted January 26, 2002 Originally posted by PurpleHaze:I'm also having a real problem with ants. Do you know any effective controls for ants? If you use the search button you'll find there have been a few threads on ants before. Don't know if all the pages are back after the crash yet tho'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites