Re: [SG] Peony root chewing insect S.O.S.
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Peony root chewing insect S.O.S.
- From: M* L* <m*@MICRON.NET>
- Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 07:50:44 -0700
At 11:03 PM 12/4/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi all..
>
>One of my readers on the Suite has come up with a problem I've never
>encountered. Seems some boring type insect that closely resembles and Iris
>Borer is eating the roots of his herbaceous Peonies.
>
>I've never had any insect problems on my Peonies...and never some nasty
>critter eating the roots. Before he goes and douses the world with Cygon
>in an effort to get rid of them before they completely destroy his stand,
>I'm trying to help identify this beast so, at least, we can verify that
>Cygon would be effective against it.
>
<snip>>
>Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
>mtalt@clark.net
>Editor: Gardening in Shade
>current article: Late Color - Part 2
>http://suite101.com/welcome.cfm/222
>
This seems too obvious, but could it be larvae of black vine weevil? They
attack our peonies topside, and I assume they're doing the same below
ground. I don't know the pattern the larvae follow in root consumption,
obviously. Margaret
