CULT: Borers or what?
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- Subject: CULT: Borers or what?
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 08:06:12 -0600 (MDT)
I don't think they are borers, so what might they be.
In poking around one of my "hoping it was going to recover, but wasn't
showing any signs of life" bloomout rhizomes, I discovered some little
white worm like things.
There were 5-6 of them, creamy white in color, about 1 mm (1/32") in
diameter, 3-6 mm (3/32 -5/32") in length, 8 or so segments. Looked like
a small white "inch worm". They were living in a space under the skin of
the rz. It wasn't clear to me that they were eating the rz, but got very
active when exposed to air and light.
Any ideas? I am going to take them to the local county Ag office to see
if they can tell me.
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.
