Re: Big Boy
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- Subject: Re: Big Boy
- From: D* L* <g*@rogerswave.ca>
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 13:30:53 -0600 (MDT)
On Wed, 13 Aug 1997, Bill Shear wrote:
> Perfect description of a mature iris borer larva! I've seen the same thing
> in beardless irises, which are a lot more rot-resistant than bearded
> ones--the rhizome just gets hollowed out and the wounds callous over
> without rotting. While the growing point has probably been destroyed, such
> rhizomes may still sprout increase.
>
> Bill Shear
> Department of Biology
> Hampden-Sydney College
> Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
> (804)223-6172
> FAX (804)223-6374
> email<bills@tiger.hsc.edu>
Bill, It would be better to take the clump out of the ground and
get all the borers out of it before putting the hollow rhizomes
back in to try to get increases.
Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca> <- private email address
Zone 4 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
AIS, CIS, SIGNA, IRIS-L, Canadian Wildflower Soc.
URL for the North American Native Irises web page
http://molly.hsc.unt.edu/~rbarton/Iris/NANI.html
