Re: Insect Question
- Subject: Re: [SG] Insect Question
- From: Brian & Virginia s*@WORLDNET.ATT.NET
- Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 16:58:59 -0500
Bobbi,
Everything I read about the spinach aphid and others on heliopsis says
it isn't a real problem. Easy to control or ignore.
Virginia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bobbi Diehl" <diehlr@INDIANA.EDU>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [SG] Insect Question
> Virginia, I think you are correct. There is something called the Spinach
> Aphid AKA Green Peach Aphid. They must have been newly hatched yesterday
> as they were tiny. Today they look more like aphids instead of little
> dots, and are not such a bright red. They have antennae and legs.
>
> I saw a ladybug on the plant yesterday, so maybe I should just leave them
> alone and see if nature takes its course.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Bobbi Diehl
> Bloomington, IN
> zone 5/6
>
> On Wed, 25 Jun 2003, Brian & Virginia wrote:
> > The only insect I have ever noted on my heliopsis is aphid. What
you
> > describe is what I am seeing on some weeds. Bright red. and scattered
> > along the stem insted of clumping together at the tips like a lot of
other
> > aphids.
