Re: HYB: CULT: icky worms
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB: CULT: icky worms
- From: D* K*
- Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 12:13:14 -0400
>A couple of pods & stalks crashed & rotted overnight (well, I've got the
>flu, so maybe it happened yesterday) & when I brought them in to clean
>the seeds up, I discovered tiny little black-headed caterpillar style
>larvae of some sort. They are about 1/4 inch (~5 cm) long, with
>semi-transparent whitish/green (maybe the green is gut content) bodies,
>& little black beetle larvae style heads.
>
>Or they were, before I squished them.
>
>Anybody have guesses as to what these might be and suggestions for
>"benign" prevention next year? The less rotted pod had an entry hole -
>would dormant oil probably keep these guys out? If so, would I have to
>reapply every time it rains. Sure did do a number on some of the seeds,
>but mostly they seemed to be eating the pulp.
>
>Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
>must be bug season.
I had those last year, but so far nothing this year. I think the only way
to prevent them is to cover your pods as they begin to develop, but then
you risk other pests setting up home like aphids, earwigs, etc.
I have been finding these 1/4" fuzzy black caterpillars all around my
garden. I've never seen them before. Anybody know what they could be?
Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6
http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/home.html
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