By Patfran
Leicestershire, United Kingdom
I have just found some forgotten bulbs in the greenhouse and they have these white things on them, can anyone tell me what they are please?
- 24 Feb, 2018
Answers
Looks like maggots - fly larvae.
24 Feb, 2018
Narcissus bulb fly - I would cover my daffs up in the summer on hot days.
25 Feb, 2018
They look more like chrysalis. Not grubs, they don't move.
25 Feb, 2018
in that case they are the 'shells' of narcissus bulb fly.
25 Feb, 2018
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are they alive like a grub? if they are narcissus bulbs they could be the larvae of the narcissus bulb fly [Merodon equestris]. I did a blog on these beasties a few years ago. they eat the bulb. the adult looks like a bumble bee. a good mimic. though they do lay eggs on other bulbs such as snowdrops.
24 Feb, 2018