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Chewing Critters
Tom, Just a thought, have you checked the plants at night? Some of these
guys come out & do the damage after dark. Cheers Wendy "tbell" wrote in message .com... My GH has been invaded by something that's very fond of chewing on buds and rarely on leaves. Careful search has turned up no snails, slugs, diabrotica or mole crickets, which do a similar number on my roses. Cyhalothrin appears not to discourage the critter. Any thoughts or suggestions? Tom Walnut Creek, CA Nikon D200 |
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Chewing Critters
I second Wendy's suggestion. Last fall, my Phal leaves and flowers had
large chunks eaten out of the edges - nothing in the centers. I knew it wasn't slugs (reincarnated judges) because they didn't always pick on the best plants. After dark I went hunting and found little (3/8" or so) weevils. The only method of control seemed to be - catch them in the act after dark, be sure to put something under them as they like to drop off and play dead, catch and put them on a hard surface and mash them! No pesticide I tried had any effect on them. David "Wendy7" wrote in message ... Tom, Just a thought, have you checked the plants at night? Some of these guys come out & do the damage after dark. Cheers Wendy |
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