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: D*
- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 13:08:49 -0500
- Importance: Normal
> 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
>
He didn't notice any foliage damage. He says that a friend ID'd them as
Iris root borers - and, when the beasties are compared to swift moth larvae,
the heads are less prominent and they have tapered ends and bigger middles.
He didn't mention any hairiness. I'd think he'd notice that particular
aspect if they were black vine weevils.
Black vine weevils:
http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/AG189/html/Black_Vine_Weevil.HTML
This is the swift moth larva - someone else's suggested culprit:
http://www.inra.fr/HYPPZ/IMAGES/7032022.jpg
Barb in Southern Indiana Zone 5/6 dorsett@blueriver.net
"If I look confused it's because I'm thinking."
-Samuel Goldwyn
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