I've posted on other forums about my coleus infestation with leafhoppers but i'm particularly interested in the damage that weevils inflict on container plants. The adult weevil damage is clearly visible with the notched leaves but i was wondering about the damage done by the larvae?

These two plants were already suffering from stunted growth and crimped/ curled leaves way before i noticed the leafhoppers. Do you think the larvae could have done this or, from what i researched, possibly cyclamen mites?

I think my arrows are wonky. The inset photo is the plant as they are now. In the first main photo (the maroon cultivar), you can see a much healthier cutting beside the smaller pot. Granted, the conditions aren't the same but they came from the same plant so i was wondering what happened to the smaller cutting. The bigger one is in a gritty perlite-soil mix by the way and the diseased looking one was in regular soil. It grew normally for a while then the crown started falling off while leaves sprouted from below. The inset pic is actually that of the remaining leaves at the base.

In the second cultivar (green one), it was initially potted with two others but it grew so ferociously it almost killed its companions. I had to trim it back and took a lot of cuttings but it quickly grew lush again. So i repotted it, but then, it grew like a plant quasimodo instead and all the previous cuttings from it died.

And, oh, is it ok to fertilize when plants are infested?

-iane

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