CULT: cucumber beetles (was HYB: fragrance?)
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- Subject: CULT: cucumber beetles (was HYB: fragrance?)
- From: s*@aristotle.net (J. Michael, Celia or Ben Storey)
- Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 17:24:04 -0700 (MST)
>There is also the fact that some pests, like the
>spotted cucumber beetle, are attracted to the fragrant irises, more than to
>those without scent. This applies, of course, only to the rebloomers.
Dear Lloyd, Very glad you escaped the tornado. I hope the wind didn't mess
up your plantings.
Tell me what you mean by your last sentence above? Are cucumber beetles so
late emerging in Durham that only rebloomers are open for them to mess
about with?
That is so lucky!
celia
storey@aristotle.net
Little Rock, Arkansas, USDA Zone 7b
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257 feet above sea level,
average rainfall about 50 inches (more than 60" in '97)
average relative humidity (at 6 a.m.) 84%.
moderate winters, hot summers ... but lots of seesaw action in all seasons
