Re: Helichrysum

> I get them on Aquilegia, too and just ignore them.  This is a rather
> different pest in that it bores a tiny hole in the leaf, and makes this
> sort of webby stuff that sticks the leaves together.  I've seen the larvae
> - small and black, but never the whatever it is that puts them there.
> Unlike on Aquilegia, where they are simply unsightly, this kills the leaf,
> which then turns black and, since it's sticking to the adjacent leaves, is
> a melluvahess.
>



> Rika....  Are you using BT specifically on Helichrysum or in general
> against leaf minors?
>
> -
> > the same pot, maybe that's why) But, we get severe leaf miner on
> Aquilegia,
>

 Hi Marge,

I've really been out of touch- problems like no one would believe, like my
foreman getting arrested in NYC looking for drugs, my truck being impounded-
just living through mess after mess.

The "webby stuff" that Marilyn refers to is caused by a worm, or caterpillar.
I don't know of any treatment for the Leaf Miner, other than cutting away the
affected leaves.

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Rika       Willow Pond Nursery  http://www.willowpondnursery.com
Zone 7a  Long Island, NY

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