Re: insects in the garden

Ah, so this is what your winter is like?  Well, no wonder you guys
can grow about everything but sweet corn:-)  Your Peony experience is
what I get most years....and generally, about the 2nd day they're
open we have a major gully-washing thunderstorm which does nothing
positive for the bombe types at all.

Ah...I shall look for Worryfree tho' wonder if it's available on the
east coast - finding Sluggo is not an easy task.

Root weevils seem to love my potted Cyclamen...of course, they munch
the rhodie leaves, but don't seem to do that much damage to the
plants - and I have lost some Heuchera to them, too, not realizing
something was wrong until it was too late to replant the remaining
bits.  Nasty grubs; on a par with voles in my book.  I have heard of
the beneficial nematode and it's been one of the things "on my list"
to get for some time.  Forget about doing it until I come upon some
fresh damage, by which time, of course, it's a tad late. 

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Marilyn Dube <mygarden@easystreet.com>
> 
> Marge,
> 	It sounds like the east coast is having Pacific Northwest's normal
WINTER
> weather this summer.  We are back to our normal maritime climate
this week.
> The 97 F coming so suddenly was hard on plants (the Peonies came
and went in
> a flash), people (I could barely function) and my dogs too (at
least they
> don't need an excuse for laying around snoozing all day).  I'm
happy to be
> back to 75 F as I still have a lot of planting to do.  :)
> 	Worryfree is like Sluggo - same active ingredient, but is
significantly
> cheaper to buy.  Seems to work just fine.  I am surprised the slugs
don't go
> for my Tricyrtis, but the root weevils sure do!  They take bites
out of the
> edges of the leaves, mostly of Rhodies, Azaleas and Tricyrtis, but
if they
> are hungry enough - they will chew on anything. I have seen my
Heuchera
> looking a bit limp and on inspection discovered the roots have been
entirely
> chewed off!  Fortunately, they re-root easily if you catch them in
time.
> The damage from the adult root weevil is cosmetic only.  But the
larvae
> chewing on the roots in the fall can kill plants outright.  There
is a
> beneficial nematode that works really well on the larvae by
parasitizing
> them and then they reproduce inside the grub's body.  The new
nematodes eat
> the grub from the iinside out!  Sounds like the movie "Alien"
doesn't it?
> Hey!  Life is hard!!  :):)
> 
> We are at the height of our annual Rose Festival here and the roses
are
> putting on such a beautiful show.  They perform beautifully  in the
heat as
> long as they get enough water.  Between the roses and the Clematis,
I am on
> sensory overload every day.
> 
> Marilyn Dube'
> Natural Designs Nursery
> Portland, Oregon

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