Re: Sweet potato vine pests

I have a couple pots with yellow sweet potato vine.  It's certainly
beautiful except something is eating gazillions of little holes in the
leaves (~1/8" to 1/4).  I've examined the plant day and night, and all I can
find are very small round beetles, about 1/8", of metallic GOLD.  They are
certainly amazing-looking bugs, but my local extension office couldn't help
identify them or tell me what else may be redesigning the plants--so anyone
know if this beetle is likely the demon??  ...and if so, what to use to stop
their damaging behavior.

Thanks!
Diann
zone 5b

> -----Original Message-----
> From: PRIMROSES [s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU]On Behalf Of
> cajun Joe
> Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 11:09 AM
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: [SG] BLACK = Sweet potato vine habits
>
>
> Hello -
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> Do you plant your potato vine in a pot, or in the ground?
>
> If you plant it in the ground, does it grow up again the following year?
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> Does it take over everything?
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> Is it hard to get rid of if you plant it in the ground??
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> Thank you = Cajun Joe
>
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