Re: Re: Beetle eating rose blooms

Pam:  Could you explain this a little more fully...when you say spray them out, how do you do that?


Melody, IA (Z 5/4)

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 --- On Thu 05/13,  < gardenqueen@academicplanet.com > wrote:
From:  [mailto: gardenqueen@academicplanet.com]
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 21:17:54 -0500
Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Beetle eating rose blooms

Beneficial nematodes man. Spray them out every Spring. Gets the
grubs,<br>flea larvea, fire ants, iris borers - all of it. Been doing it
for 5<br>years. Recommend it highly.<br><br><br>Pam Evans<br>Kemp,
TX<br>zone 8A<br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: Andrea H<br>Sent:
5/13/2004 8:29:06 PM<br>To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>Subject: Re: [CHAT]
Beetle eating rose blooms<br><br>> sorry, I wasn't very clear was I? the
beetles start out as grubs. Although<br>> you can kill them as adult
beetles, it is easier (supposedly) to control<br>> them by killing the
grubs before they become the beetles. So you have to<br>> treat the lawn
where they are "metomorphisizing" in the soil.<br>> Andrea H<br>>
Beaufort, SC<br>> <br>> <br>> ----- Original Message ----- <br>> From:
"Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net><br>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net><br>>
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 8:48 PM<br>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Beetle
eating rose blooms<br>> <br>> <br>> > Why am I confused again?<br>>
><br>> > If the food chain is the grubs why are they attacking the
plants?!?<br>> ><br>> > Donna<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > ><br>> > > Liz, my
friend sent the picture to the Bug Guys at Clemson and they<br>> >
said<br>> > > it<br>> > > is a scarab beetle, related to June and
Japanese. She has to get rid<br>> > of<br>> > > the<br>> > > grubs.<br>>
> ><br>> > ><br>> > > Andrea H<br>> > > Beaufort, SC<br>> ><br>> >
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