[brendabel18]

Evening everyone,

Does anyone have any advice on how it rid my peas/ground of weevils.
Very excited I was when my peas started to come through and delighted I was at growth rate until wednesday when I went along and found my row had been chomped and munched on my some beasty. After looking on the internet I'm 99% sure the pea weevil is to blame, I can even say now that I had seen some of the blighters hanging around but I diddnt know what they were. The damage is little U shaped bites around the edges of the leaves its pretty infested, I think I may have let this first batch go to pea heaven!

Has anyone one any advice on ridding these pests. I have grown straight from seed into the ground, am i best starting them off cutting my losses with this first row and start again indoors to them get established first? I was going to plant my french beans straight in out but am nervous now. HELP very much appreciated.

P.S I am happy to upload some pics if anyone would like to see the damage, I reckon I could even get a pic of the beasty if anyone would find it helpful if you are suffering the same problem

[peapod]

are they flowering yet?

[brendabel18]

Hi Peapod,

No not yet, they only went in from seed about 3 weeks ago they were about 3 to 4 inches high before the attack came

[peapod]

If they are well established then they tend to be OK, but you can spray with bifenthrin..but depends if you are organic or not..

[Sharonx]

Hi,
This is exactly what has happened to mine. Haven't seen the culprit though. Alot of mine haven't come up at all from seed so have big gaps and what I have got have been munched.

Think I might be starting again too 

[DD.]

Mine had a few little nibbles, as you can see from the enlarged section of the main photo. I gave them a dose of "Bug Clear" and that made them think.

Overall the peas are doing well & it appears that the well pegged down debris netting kept the mice off while they germinated.

[Salmo]

The peas usually grow away from weevils. Damage is worse when it is dry and growth is slow. Keep the peas watered and/or pray for rain.

[MoreWhisky]

I had same problem with the weevils last week. bought some spray with bifenthrin in it and i think fingers crossed they are recovering.

[DIGGER]

It was pea weavil that origionally bought me to this site,it does just go away,in fact i would be offended if it did'nt attack my peas.

I have just got my peas in the ground and i have sprayed them before the wevil attacks.

[DD.]

I had same problem with the weevils last week. bought some spray with bifenthrin in it and i think fingers crossed they are recovering.

Better use something stronger then!