Pests, Diseases and Cures

Hello, I'm having a problem trying to work out what is going on in my garden. Normal garden books dont seem to help. My Jasmine plant has leaves which are going black from the inside stem outwards. Last year this also happened to my Astilbe, Clematis and Weigela. It didnt appear to affect new...

Try contacting your local RSPCA, or wildlife trust (see below) for links. They usually give quite sensible advice. http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/index.phphttp://www.naturenet.net/orgs/uknatureorgs.html I have one squirrel that visits, he does steal the bird food & buries stuff all over but...

I think it would kill them as most garden hoovers are also shredders, which is why I said about not being superstious. I don't mind them myself but I don't have to worry about my child eating them.

There is another great website for British mothshttp://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/look up "Pale Tussock" or another black and yellow hairy one would be "The Vapourer" a long shot would be "Grey Dagger"The White marked Tussock I belive is an American species.Hope this helpsChris

Hi Mrs Cloudy I have used nematodes before, and they work well against slugs, you do get quite a bit of coverage (water the soil, not the plants like I did the 1st time I used them!!!). They don't work against snails. Only use them when the weather is a lot warmer than now - I tend to start in...

I would imagine everbody keeps away from the area.

I can't see anything on Bay Leaf Curlthere are some diseases here http://www.ipm.uiuc.edu/diseases/series600/rpd601/I would think either an aphid of some type attacking the young leaves or a fungal disease?

Thanks for the advice.