Re: shoe dipping and critters
- Subject: Re: shoe dipping and critters
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 13:25:33 EST
In a message dated 3/14/2002 11:58:07 AM Central Standard Time,
mygarden@easystreet.com writes:
> It seems this nematode infects many perennials including lilies, begonias,
> hosta, liriope, chrysanthemum, peony and ligularia too. Anyone out there
> heard of this? It is a new one on me.
> Marilyn
>
These foiler nematodes have been a round a while-but since there is less use
of chemical fungicides and insecticides there spread has increased.
They do not kill the plants out right but make the leaves look bad when the
infection rate is high.
Hosta people have been talking about this nematode for a while, most people
think that there plants are going dormant since it takes a while for the
populations to increase enough to show symptoms, so the effects are noticed
later in the year. They are spread by water-ether splashing or in a film on
the leaves when plants are touching.
They can infect many hundred different types of plants. Treatment requires
good clean up of old foliage by way of burning or burring-trash too.
Using compost that is less than three years old is not a good idea any way
for your garden. So if you think you have foilar nems -- do not compost any
thing out of your garden, they can live for one or two years in a dormant
state.
Paul
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