Narcissus grub larva. 10mm long
Narcissus grub eating daffodil
If you’re digging the garden or planting bulbs, it’s worth checking on your daffodil bulbs for the Narcissus grubs.
Narcissus grub eating a daffodil bulb
These pests eat the inside of your daffodil bulbs.
Discard the bulb as they probably won’t recover.
Narcissus bulbs. healthy and narcissus grub infected
It is easy to see which bulbs are healthy and which ones are infected. At the base of an infected bulb will be black and unhealthy looking
October 14, 2008 at 2:52 pm |
Great post! The pictures help us identify what we are dealing with when we encounter such pests. As well as what a decimated bulb looks like and the advice of not to plant it.
November 17, 2008 at 1:40 am |
Eeew! Now I know what they are. But where did they come from?!? I guess it’s no matter… maybe it would be good to note that when you squeeze an infected bulb in the middle, soft brown decayed bulb matter will squeeze out from a hole in near the base, often bringing the grub out with it! I don’t know if this is a way to save the bulb or not. I just burn all the infected bulbs and pray the others aren’t in a beginning stage of infestation.