Re: SIB: borer bait?
- To: i*@onelist.com
- Subject: Re: SIB: borer bait?
- From: J*@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 16:39:23 EST
From: JEM300@aol.com
In a message dated 1/24/99 11:58:50 AM Central Standard Time,
hirundo@tricon.net writes:
<< My question is, does Siberian dead foliage harbor iris borer, so that it
needs to be dried out enough to be burned, or can I just put these in the
compost? Those of you from more Northern climes, can probably tell me more,
but I've never had a borer problem with any beardless iris. >>
James,
Yes, unfortunately, the dead foliage from Siberians can harbor iris borer
eggs. I personally never compost them. I burn them.
If you HAVE had a borer problem with bearded, it is my opinion that you DO
have a borer problem with beardless. I find it harder to recognize in big
vigorous beardless clumps. Borer damage is much, much more difficult to find
than in bearded. I spray the "living dickens" out of my beardless in the
spring with Cygon now and have noticed much less overall borer throughout the
garden.
Linda Doffek
West Bend, WI Zone 5
Member AIS, SSI, and WIS
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