Robin,
Here is a link to a web site that has a photo of the pupa in addition to
the larva
http://www.worldiris.com/public_html/Borer_Sequence/Iris_Borer_seq.html
I think I have seem better photos of it, but of course cannot find them
now.
Francis Rogers keeps the pupa and hatches them to lure other borer moths
to kill them. That is one way he controls borers.
Here are a couple photos of his borer moth traps.
Seems to me it is not completely effective or he would not get more to
trap for the next year but I suppose any cutting down on them is good.
Hope that helps,
Elladan
At 08:46 PM 8/27/2008, you wrote:
Does anyone have a photo of a
borer pupa (least I think pupa is the singular) that they could
post?
I think I found one today as I was digging, but wanted
verification. Course I squished it : )
Robin Shadlow
zone 5 NE
where it was nothing short of perfect today for tilling new iris
beds : )
