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Privit hedge under attack

 
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Alf58



Joined: 26 Jul 2007
Posts: 12
Location: Essex
PostPosted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:57 pm    Post subject: Privit hedge under attack Reply with quote
I noticed the leaves on my privit hedge are being eaten by something. Almost every leaf has at least one curved shaped "bite" mark. Any ideas what is causing this and what I can do about it?
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thescruff
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Joined: 03 May 2003
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Location: Bath
PostPosted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
One assumes there's no sign of bugs, caterpillars etc, you could be looking for a type of spider, although this is usually obvious as the hedge will be covered in what looks like cotton wool.

Personally I would suspect Bees Rolling Eyes and if you can spot loads of them around then they are building a nest and the only way to get rid of them is to follow and destroy the nest.
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Alf58



Joined: 26 Jul 2007
Posts: 12
Location: Essex
PostPosted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
No sign of cotton wool type stuff. Not really a huge number of bees either.Maybe I'll just spray it with insecticide and hope for the best.
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