Re: Borer
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Borer
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 22:57:59 -0400
In a message dated 96-04-20 22:16:58 EDT, you write:
> But I have NEVER found a
>>borer in a leaf of a bearded iris. Usually if you find a borer in a
bearded
>>iris it will already be huge and in the rhizome. I would be interested in
>any
>
>Clarence.... you just aren't trying! For sheer horror and disgust, there's
>nothing like running your fingers down an iris leaf and feeling that
telltale
>bulge (which must be squeezed....aurghhh). Not for the fainthearted or
>sensitive stomach. That's why my sweet Leonard does the Cygon thing... one
>infestation is enough!
>
>Kathy Guest
>
>
Kathy and others....My error. Of course I have found borers in leaf of
bearded irises...I meant to type "beardless iris." I HAVE NEVER FOUND A
BORER IN THE LEAF OF A BEARDLESS IRIS, have you? Please forgive sad old men
in Virginia. Clarence Mahan
