what`s eating my flower petals

Last post 06-08-2012 7:42 AM by Pesty. 3 replies.

• 04/08/2012 10:26 AM
  dillon Location: leigh , lancashire Joined on: 17 Sep 2011 Posts: 29	Reply | Contact hi all could anyone tell me what is eating my flower petals on my rudbekia goldstrum ..thanks in advance ....

• 04/08/2012 09:10 PM	In reply to
  AlexS Location: Reading Joined on: 06 Sep 2009 Posts: 499	Reply | Contact Could it be earwigs? They like petals of many flowers and are active at this time of year. Set up a traditional earwig trap, i.e. an upside-down flowerpot filled with straw balanced on a cane. Earwigs will hide in this and you can then shake them out and dispose of them. Cheers, Alex

• 05/08/2012 07:35 AM	In reply to
  headfullofbees Location: Cheadle Hulme Joined on: 13 Feb 2006 Posts: 316	Reply | Contact If the bite marks are triangular, it's birds, probably sparrows.

• 06/08/2012 07:42 AM	In reply to
  Pesty Location: At a desk Joined on: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 324	Reply | Contact It is usually slugs/snails - but a check at night with a torch will reveal the culprit(s). The wet weather has made them a big problem this year 'Trying is the first step to failure' H.J.Simpson