Re: nasty Cygon and borer

Glenn Simmons in MO wrote:
> Hello Dennis, we have had iris on this place since 1985 and last year was the first
> time we ever found a borer and those we did find we brought in with other people's
> iris!  :(  We threw away (burned) hundreds of dollars of iris last year due to the
> borer.  We now spray and will continue to do so even if we see no sign of the
> little critters, all it takes is one little fly.  Good luck and pay attention for
> the signs, this is something we got careless about.

Please read the archives about using nematodes for borer control.  I
used Roundup constantly so am not anti-spray.  But Cygon is VERY NASTY
STUFF, but there is an expensive alternative.  All those of you who use
the nematodes, please keep us posted about results this year.

Linda Mann east Tennessee USA
wanting to keep all the iris-list folks alive and well for a long time.
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