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Centipede infestation?
When I left the office for the three-day Memorial Day vacation, my
potted square bamboo (quadrangularis) was doing fine. It was small and green and I'd watered it the day before. On return to the office, most of the leaves on the plant have yellowed and are dry and brittle, though there is still one remaining green culm. The soil is still moist, so I don't think it's being underwatered. I did some further exploration into the soil and determined that the soil is infested with many many roughly 1/2" long centipedes (or possibly millipedes, they're small enough that counting the number of feet per segment is tricky). This leads me to several questions: 1) Are centipedes and/or millipedes harmful for young, small bamboo? 2) Are there any effective pest control methods which will not further affect my bamboo? Looking forward to your timely answer in hopes of saving this rhizome. XSG |
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Centipedes are carnivorous, so if it is centipedes you have got, then they aren't doing anything to your plant. But they may indicate that your plant has got some other pest that they are feeding on. Most millipedes feed on decaying matter, and as such are a benefit to the (outdoor) gardener in turning plant waste into plant nutrient. But unfortunately some do feed on the roots of healthy plants, and these kind are a known nuisance of pot plants, especially in greenhouses. Millipedes can only live in damp places, so a common method of deterring them in pot plants is to let the soil dry out between waterings. When the soil has dried out such that it leaves a crack between pot and soil, you can also apply household insecticides to the soil surface (top and sides), which may further assist in getting rid of them. Your plant does sound sick, and whether it is already so far gone that it is unrescuable, I can't say. But another possibility to consider is whether you drowned it. |
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You might want to read this. Doesn't sound nice.
http://www.bambooweb.info/bb/viewtop...=asc&star t=0 |
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