Spot the culprit!!!....yuck!!!

Brilliant colours and photo

Thanks 6d...see how this flower is mainly red, compared to the previous flower?...:>)

Yes and can see the culprit the beetle ?

The dreaded earwig...I hate them!!!

Lol me too, they say to get damp news paper at the base of the plant with some kind of pot propped up and they will go into that

Yea...Stuff an upturned flowerpot with shredded newspaper or straw and place it upside down on top of a cane and push the cane into the ground...The earwigs will go in the pot to rest during the day and thats when you collect and get rid of them....Only problem there 6d...I cant touch the pot....Yikeees...:<(

LOl hehe haha

:>).....I allow the earwigs to eat my dahlias..lol

Oh no what a shame, can't you shake them to knock them off.

They live tucked inside the petals during the day.....When i dead-head i hit the flower off the ground and sometimes 4-5 come out of just one flower head.....Oh!!!!.....Then i stand on them....(im starting to sweat here..)

Lol

Great photo! Can't stand those earwigs either! Would love to bring some of the dahlias into the house but wouldn't for 2 reasons:- Would leave my little display of dahlias looking a bit bare and sad, and
The EARWIGS!

EEEKK!!

The Earwigs are the reason i dont take the Dahlias into the house...I'd have to hit them off the ground first, by then there wouldnt be any petals left...lol

: o )))