Re: Pest question
Thanks Jeff, The good news was I had just bought some Sevin for something
else that got at my tomato plants. It's just starting to rain so I don't
know if I'll be able to do it tonight. I'll give them a dose now and then
maybe tomorrow night if it's not raining.
Thanks,
Kate
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Westendorp" <jaw@waltersgardens.com>
To: <hosta-open@mallorn.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: Pest question
| Kate
| It could be cutworms. They are usually dark in color and are nocturnal.
| They crawl under debris or 1/2" deep in the soil during the day. They can
| do a lot of damage to small seedlings. Control is best done at night with
| something like Sevin (Carbaryl), Cygon (dimethoate), Orthene, or Astro
| (permethrin...active ingredient in most Raid cans). DiPel or Bt
| formulations will work but must be ingested.
| Jeff
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: Kate Ardissono <sunkat@netnitco.net>
| To: <hosta-open@mallorn.com>
| Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 2:58 PM
| Subject: Pest question
|
|
| > I have something that is eating the stems of my hosta leaves. What are
| they
| > and what do I do to stop it... (I'd have checked at the local nursery
but
| > they closed an hour ago.
| >
| > Kate
| >
| > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
| > To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
| > message text UNSUBSCRIBE HOSTA-OPEN
|
|
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------
| To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
| message text UNSUBSCRIBE HOSTA-OPEN
|
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE HOSTA-OPEN
