Re: CULT: katydid/cutworms
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: katydid/cutworms
- From: D* E*
- Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 06:48:45 -0600
Christy, Carol and Arnold,
>The most effective way I've found of stopping cutworms is digging them out
>during the day. Beginning with the first sign of nibbling, I sift through
>the loose dirt or mulch at the base of that plant. I also check the nearby
>plants for any of their relatives.
I have been doing this. I'm finding them, but not everytime I look. I'm
missing too many. Some appear to be on the small side at the moment. That
may be why. They grow fast by feasting unfortunately.
>We had horrific cutworm damage in 2000.
I had this last year - 2001.
>When it became obvious that trying
>to catch them on the plant by flashlight wasn't working,
Well, it works and I catch a lot of smaller ones, but they are staying ahead
of me.
So, though I tend to not use insecticides if I can avoid them, I'm thinking
now I may need some help early. My experience with bug killers is that they
very often aren't all that effective. My own killer instincts often serve
as well, but I'm way outnumbered early in the season this time.
Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 7b, USA
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