Re: borer damage in stalks
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- Subject: Re: [sibrob] borer damage in stalks
- From: J* S*
- Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 22:12:13 -0600
- References: <11.28199f4.2623c7d2@aol.com>
Hello All,
I thought that I would add my two cents for what it is worth. In past seasons I
have noticed that some of the iris buds(siberian) had some if not all of the
buds apparently chewed off during the night- some damage to stem, but mostly the
buds. So, a few hours after dark I went out with a flashlight and there I found
several of what I can only describe as climbing cutworms. I picked these off
and found no more damage to the irises on most plants and caught a couple more
worms on a few other nights and then found no further damage to the iris buds.
Strange, but true. Has anyone else come across such critters?
Jim in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada.
dwiris@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 4/10/00 12:34:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> j_camill@doe.ncia.net writes:
>
> << Yours was the first mention of a pest other than the borer, Dorothy. What
> zone do you garden in? How far up the stem have you observed the slugs
> damage? Thanks for your helpful note. >>
>
> Hi Jody Camille,
>
> We have gardens 11 miles apart, one is zone 5, the other is zone 6. Slugs
> get all types of irises, bearded and beardless. They are especially bad on
> MDBs and cristatas, but are also occasionally seen on TBs, Siberians and
> Japanese. They climb up to the blooms and bite off pieces of petals and chew
> on the most tender parts of stems.
>
> Dorothy Willott
>
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