Re: Re: [SpaceAgeRobin] New SA seedling

Hey Chris, What I've been using is a spray, sold at walmart.  Pretty mild, 
just .01%active ingredients, might be available up there. 
Will W.

> 
> From: Chris Darlington <chrisdarlington@videotron.ca>
> Date: 2005/06/11 Sat PM 11:16:56 CDT
> To: SpaceAgeRobin@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: Re: [SpaceAgeRobin] New SA seedling
> 
> Hi Will,
> 
> Thanks very much for the support.  I'm going to buy some Bayer 
Advanced Garden granules in the States next time I go and try it out.  I 
could get into trouble bringing it back across but it's a chance I'm willing 
to take.  Irises are important to me and right now, they're not blooming 
to well.
> 
> I have never had any problems with Daylilies here.
> 
> Thanks again,
> Chris
> 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: willwarner@alltel.net 
>   To: SpaceAgeRobin@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 11:44 PM
>   Subject: Re: Re: [SpaceAgeRobin] New SA seedling
> 
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>   Sorry to hear that Chris, those things sound terrible.  I'd hoped your 
>   cygon treatments had worked.  I had a new spray recommended to 
me 
>   this year.   I've been using Bayer advanced garden, active ingredients 
are 
>   cyfluthrin (Tempo), and Imidacloprid (Merit).  It's supposed to be 
>   absorbed by the plant and act as a neurotoxin to insects that feed on 
the 
>   flower or plant.  This might work for your grubs.    I've been using 
this 
>   spray on lilies and daylilies to fight thrips and leaf hoppers (they 
spread 
>   virus in lilies).  We had an infestation of pine sawfly larvae, that after 
>   they ate all the needles off our giant white pine, decided to drop and 
>   feast upon anything they landed on.  It worked really fast on them.  
>    Have you contacted other growers in Canada to see if they are 
having 
>   similar problems? I hate to see you having such problems with 
growing 
>   iris.  I think you have some great ideas with your hybridizing.  I wish 
you 
>   the best of luck.
>   Will W. 
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>   > From: Chris Darlington <chrisdarlington@videotron.ca>
>   > Date: 2005/06/11 Sat AM 09:19:44 CDT
>   > To: SpaceAgeRobin@yahoogroups.com
>   > Subject: Re: [SpaceAgeRobin] New SA seedling
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>   Will,
> 
>   I have not done a good job of killing the borers, they're worse than 
ever 
>   this year.  At this point, I can no longer make many crosses because 
almost 
>   every unopened spathe contains a little while larva with two tiny 
black 
>   spots for eyes.  They destroy the styles and pollen in a best case 
scenario, 
>   in a worst case scenario, they make the entire bud rot before it has a 
>   chance to open.
> 
>   My Cycon treatments were either not effective or not timely for this 
>   particular borer.  Question is, what the heck am I going to do about 
them. 
>   I'm pretty down about it.
> 
>   Chris 
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