What is eating my daffodil buds?

jaffacakes

Hi all, many of my daffodil flower buds are being attached by something  

Would anybody what is eating the below? I'm not sure of the variety but i think it was a dwarf variety anyway.

Thanks in advance

BobTheGardener

Slugs and/or snails.

Liriodendron

I'd agree with that, Bob.  My dwarf daffs look similar...

jaffacakes

Oh wow, i didn't think they'd go for flowers over foliage. It's very annoying. All my tete a tete seem absolutely fine in another part of the garden. Hope they don't go after my tulips next which all have lovely fat flower buds ready to burst.

Joyce Goldenlily

Yes, I think it is probably slug damage.

I picked up a bulb when walking my dog on the beach. It looked like a daffodil bulb, had a few stunted leaves showing so I planted it and waited with bated breath to see what glorious treasure I had found. Hah! A bud formed and was not far off breaking when it was demolished, just below the flower head and above the top of the stem. Now I have to wait 12 months to see what it is.

Lyn

I have noticed tiny black beetles in some of mine.

Redwing

Could be our friends the friendly House Sparrows.  They sometimes go for yellow flowers but I'd rather have the sparrows than not so I've learned to live with losing a few flowers. 

Mark56

Mine have been munched nightly by slugs and snails but usually when the buds have opened 

jaffacakes

Thanks all, probably is slugs. I know they attacked loads of my seedlings that were in mini greenhouse so i started again and using windowsills this time until they have true leaves at least. They seem less interested in seedlings once they come on a bit. It's interesting that most of my tete a tete daffodils were untouched but this other dwarf variety must be more appealing 

Lizzie27

Isn't that strange. My Tete a tete daffs have nearly all been eaten, but other types have been fine. We found some little brown slugs sitting inside a couple of bigger white daffs this morning - the blighters!