On 15 Mar 07, at 11:35, Max Withers wrote: > I've not seen any cutworms around. Cutworms are nocturnal. To see them, you have to go out after dark with a flashlight, tread cautiously, and pay close attention. They tend to be very sensitive to vibrations and thuds, and drop to the ground in a flash if they think there's a predator nearby. The climbing cutworms we get here are dismally gray things, some kind of moth larva, and their color sometimes makes them hard to see. I've learned to recognize some of the different styles of damage caused by different pests. Climbing cutworm damage to foliage looks like someone has torn away fairly large pieces of the leaves. In contrast, weevil damage is a notching of leaf margins, and cutter bees cut out neat circular pieces about half an inch (12 mm) in diameter. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island