Re: Peony root chewing insect S.O.S. - Thank You
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- Subject: Re: Peony root chewing insect S.O.S. - Thank You
- From: M* L*
- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 09:59:37 -0700
>
>Margaret, Our Oregon State University insect treatment catalog DOES call
>them "black vine weevil", but they are commonly called (by the local
>gardeners) "strawberry root weevils" or just plain "root weevils". And yes,
>they are EVERYWHERE here in the northwest But I still have a had time
>understanding how the larvae can chew woody peony root. Did the original
>writer see notching on the peony leaves before the plant went dormant?
Marilyn
>Marilyn Dube'
>NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
>Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
>Portland, Oregon, Zone 8b
>
I don't know. Someone complained about the problem to Marge Talt at her
Suite 101 site, and she forwarded the problem. A friend lost four rhodies
to those larvae a few years ago. Are peony roots woodier than rhodies?
Margaret
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