What's eating my angel's tears narcissus?

Angel's Tears Narcissus is a delicate species daffodil that benefits from typical narcissus toxicity, deterring most browsers. Narcissus bulb fly larvae are the most damaging pest, tunneling into the small bulbs. Slugs can damage tender early shoots. Grown in rock gardens, it is largely trouble-free if planted in free-draining soil.

Single larva consumed the bulb interior; plant doesn't emerge or produces weak grassy leaves without flowering Cover with insect mesh during April–June flight period; inspect bulbs when lifting; discard any that feel soft or hollow

New shoots nibbled at or near soil level, leaving ragged stumps with slime trails in damp conditions Apply grit mulch around planting area; use iron phosphate pellets in early spring; water in the morning to reduce overnight slug activity

Stunted, twisted foliage; brown rings visible when bulb is cut; rapidly spreads through soil to neighboring bulbs Lift and destroy all affected plants; do not replant narcissus in the same ground for at least three years