Re: pests on flax
>Betty, Western New York, Zone 5
>
>My blue flax began in the spring; a gorgeous thing to behold. But then they
>began dying. I pulled one out and discovered a bunch of gray buggythings
>munching on the roots, or so I gather. I had found these in a container
>planted with pansies, and last year feeding on roots to my old-fashioned
>bleeding hearts. What in the world are they -- does anyone know? How can
>they be dealt with, without resorting to high powered chemicals?
Sounds like root mealies (mealy bugs) to me. I'm not familiar with
the best treatment, but I suspect that some type of systemic might be
best, unless there there is some sort of soil drench that is better.
--
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@execpc.com
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