Re: Peony root chewing insect S.O.S.
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Peony root chewing insect S.O.S.
- From: M* D*
- Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 18:37:06 -0600
At 11:03 PM 12/4/98 -0500, Marge Talt wrote:
>Hi all..
>
>One of my readers on the Suite has come up with a problem I've never
>encountered. Seems some boring type insect that closely resembles and Iris
>Borer is eating the roots of his herbaceous Peonies.
>
>I've never had any insect problems on my Peonies...and never some nasty
>critter eating the roots. Before he goes and douses the world with Cygon
>in an effort to get rid of them before they completely destroy his stand,
>I'm trying to help identify this beast so, at least, we can verify that
>Cygon would be effective against it.
>
>I've done some web searches and not come up with any root borer that feeds
>on Peony. It seems to me that it can't be iris borer (Macronoctua onusta )
>because, from what I have been able to find, they are host specific to tall
>bearded iris.
Hi Marge, I'm wondering if perhaps your reader has voles or gophers gnawing
on his Peony roots. They are so woody, it is hard to imagine a borer doing
the damage. Maybe termites? HA! Marilyn
Marilyn Dube'
NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, Oregon, Zone 8b
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