[Fwd: CULT: Dennis vs. Borer]
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Sent again to the Iris List as first transmission of message lost in
transit...
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Christopher Hollinshead
Mississauga, Ontario Canada zone6b
AIS(Region 16), CIS, SSI
Director-Canadian Iris Society
Newsletter Editor-Canadian Iris Society
e-mail: cris@netcom.ca
CIS website: http://www.netcom.ca/~cris/CIS.html
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 07:49:23 -0400
From: Chris Hollinshead <cris@netcom.ca>
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Subject: Re: CULT: Dennis vs. Borer
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Dennis Kramb wrote:
> I am so happy! I found my first borer-infected rhizome!
>
> On a pure whim, sortof as a followup to my rot problem from 4-5 weeks ago
> caused by that week of severe cold in early March, I went around poking
> at all my rhizomes to see if I could detect any recurrence of rot...and
> well, I did, on just one...so I got out my little knife and started cutting
> it open and found two tiny little maggot looking things in the middle of
> the rotten spot.
>
> And the rot was very unlike the rot from last month. A different color,
> a different smell, a different look altogether. This just had to be
> borer! AND I WON!! :)
>
> Since I've only had irises for about 8 months, I assumed that I would not
> have borer problems. Boy was I wrong. Makes me wish I had sprayed with
> Cygon like everyone told me to do a few weeks ago! Well, I'll be out there
> poking my irises on a regular basis from here on out. :)
Chris replies:Hate to disappoint you but what you have in this particular case
is NOT iris borer. They are simply maggots living in the rotten rhizome. What
you do have is a springtime rot problem that is sometimes difficult to detct
until it is too late. Keep checking the rhizomes by feeling them for softness.
If a soft area (rot) is detected you need to clean it all out with the following
tools; a small kitchen knife, a spoon and a disinfectant such as Comet (powder)
or a liquid bleach solution. After surgery and disinfection leave the affected
area open to the sun and air. This surgery can be accomplished without digging
the plant up.
Now don't also forget to spray for borers as you will get them where you live.
You are not too late for this as it is just the right time now to break their
life cycle.
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Christopher Hollinshead
Mississauga, Ontario Canada zone6b
AIS(Region 16), CIS, SSI
Director-Canadian Iris Society
Newsletter Editor-Canadian Iris Society
e-mail: cris@netcom.ca
CIS website: http://www.netcom.ca/~cris/CIS.html
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