Re: Cult: Borers
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Cult: Borers
- From: z*@mindspring.com (L.Zurbrigg)
- Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 18:13:46 -0700 (MST)
>Since we don't have borers here in the west, I haven't paid as much
>attention to the problem as discussed on the list as perhaps I should
>have. I don't remember having seen this question asked though. My
>question is this, do I need to worry about receiving any of the critters
>on iris purchased from areas of the country that have borers? And/or
>what would a proper cleansing process.
>
>
>John | "There be dragons here"
> | Annotation used by ancient cartographers
> | to indicate the edge of the known world.
>
>John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
>Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
>Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
>Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
dear John; I once received an iris shipment that had a live borer inside
the rhizome, so yes, it could happen. Hope it never does. I have not had
any I borer here. Lloyd Zurbrigg Durham NC
