Re: Sweet potato vine pests
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Sweet potato vine pests
- From: B* B*
- Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 20:42:31 -0400
Hi Diann,
I, too, have those metallic beetles....
never saw them before, but certainly they do like these sweet potato
vines...
any others have some imput as to what they are...????
Bobbie
Bobbie Brooks, MA zone 6.5
Gardens In An Old Fashioned Way
http://daylily.net/gardens/bobbiebrooks.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Diann Barbee Thoma <diannthoma@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Date: Monday, July 10, 2000 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [SG] 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 -
>>
>>
>> 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?
>>
>>
>> Does it take over everything?
>>
>>
>> Is it hard to get rid of if you plant it in the ground??
>>
>>
>> Thank you = Cajun Joe
>>
