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KORKY 5463KORKY 5463 Posts: 7
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Could anyone give me any insight into what garden pest eats the leaves on Viburnum.

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  • sotongeoffsotongeoff Posts: 9,802

    Viburnum beetle is the most likely

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  • KORKY 5463KORKY 5463 Posts: 7

    How do i get rid of viburnum beetle organicly

  • sotongeoffsotongeoff Posts: 9,802

    You will struggle-a chemical spray is more effective

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  • flowering roseflowering rose Posts: 1,632

    my were eaten by weevils ,a spray I am afraid as well it might be the dreaded sawfly or it might be just hoover bees,depending on the time of year and nibbling as those pesky small snails will have ago .image

  • KORKY 5463KORKY 5463 Posts: 7

    THANK YOU FOR THE REPLIES AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL YOU FUN LOVING GARDNERS OUT THERE.

  • Tropical SamTropical Sam Posts: 1,488

    Viburnam beetle and larvae shreds the leaves like Snails do. If it is wedges cut out of the sides of the leaves then it may be Vine Weevil.

  • Jean GenieJean Genie Posts: 1,724

    I tried various methods on my virburnum . It was completely eaten and looked really unslightly so bit the bullet and dug it out.  Put an acer Golden Dream in it's place as someone said I may have the same problem if I planted another virburnum. Think mine was Eve Price.

  • jo4eyesjo4eyes Posts: 2,058

    I've had beetle attack on my Eve Price for several yrs now. Am lucky in that the shrub is not next to a path/window, so I can chose to ignore the damage.

    Luckily some yrs are worse than others. I read somewhere that new foliage, such as post pruning is more suceptible to attack. J.

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