Re: M.G.s or those that know...

Description: tiny (maybe a quarter of an inch) green or light brown inch-worms. The center of the flower (rudbeckia) was mostly smooth...but if I looked closely I could see a tiny hole where the worms came out (at least I think it was the worms). I would have a HUGE vase full of rudbeckia at work...and two days later I'd find these little "loopers" or "inch-worms" climbing around on them. Eeeuuuwww. Not that they are bad, but I can't sell flowers that "hatch" worms. So far..all I've been able to find on them is that they become moths. Any idea on how to keep them from hatching on my flowers?

Jesse Rene' Bell
Claremore, OK
Zone 6


From: cathy carpenter <cathyc@rnet.com>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] M.G.s or those that know...
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 15:04:40 -0500

Can you further describe the critters? What color are they? Any markings? Do they appear to be munching any part of the plant in particular?
Cathy
On Friday, June 13, 2003, at 01:30 PM, Jesse Bell wrote:

I'm going to take advantage of all the Master Gardeners and Advanced Master Gardeners on this list. It may be a stupid question to you all...but I do NOT know the answer. In the past when I've grown Rudbeckias I noticed little bitty tiny inch worm type critters crawling around on them after I've picked them and put them in a vase. It's like they hatched out of the flowers. What is this? What bug lays the eggs that produce these little worms? I'm asking because I want to start a flower farm, and I want it to be TOTALLY organic...no pesticides. So I need to know the enemy and what to do about it. I can't sell flowers that "grow worms"!! Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Jesse Rene' Bell
Claremore, OK
Zone 6

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