Something is eating my White Cedar
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Comments (2)OK. I just found that it may be a maggot from the cabbage fly. I keep seeing that Diazanon is a good bug killer for these. I have some Ortho Bug - b - gon MAX. Does anyone know if this will work? The bag does say it kills seed maggots. It also says to put it out when dropping the seed or once it sprouts. Is this stuff bad for me if I put it in the soil near veggies getting ready to be harvested? Also, does anyone know of other methods to get rid of the cabbage fly or maggots? Thanks, Paul...See MoreSomething is eating my Roses
Comments (6)"Shredded" foliage is most often due to snails or slugs, both of which ADORE dahlia foliage. I've never had them pay attention to rose foliage, except for very small, young seedling roses. Aphids suck the sap from the leaves, they don't "eat" them. There are caterpillars, grasshoppers and katy dids which do eat the leaves. Ants don't pay attention to roses other than to "farm" the ants for the same reason we farm cows. The ants eat the "honey dew", the sugar water sucking insects secrete after digesting the plant saps. Ants will also loosen the soil around the plant roots, often causing them to rock in the wind and suffer water stress from too loose soil. Small holes in the under side tissue with the cuticle (skin) of the leaf remaining on the upper surface is likely to be saw fly larvae (rose slugs). I'm not aware of them attacking dahilas and they would absolutely not "shred" the rose leaves. A severe infestation could easily result in all of the tissue between the veins being completely eaten, though. Definitely, photos will help greatly. Kim...See MorePlease help something is eating my Tomato Plants
Comments (1)I don't believe it to be a caterpillar at all. They look more like the larvae/pupae of a beetle...maybe a Colorado potato beetle? I wouldn't wait around for an ID, though. Yikes! Rather than experiment with a home made brew, I'd strongly suggest a spray of insecticidal soap directly on these little pests. Jean...what do you think these might be?...See MoreSomething is eating my spinach
Comments (2)I actually used spinach as my FFA project back as a kid. Spinach loves sand/silica, and not as wet as you seem to have it. I'd first move that top-dressing/mulch back from the plants, they look too wet. What is your soil medium? If it's too rich, it just might be the culprit, they love a very fast draining sand with a bit of soil mix. If you can get them past the toddler stage, leaf miners will really not do enough damage to kill the yummy leaves you are looking to eat. Leaf miners leave thin white lines all over the plant, that look like worm-trails, Picture could show this, but too far away for me to tell. But they love young plants/cotyledon leafing, so you may be right. Honestly, those plants are so young, I'd trash them, start over with new seeds, dry the soil mix out first to kill any fungus, then amend soil with lots of clean sand. Plant new seeds in new mixture. Mulch away from the plant after it is 4 or 5 inches tall, if you must (we never mulched spinach), don't let it touch the plants. Water them sparingly, deeply, not as often... you look to be over-loving them with water. :) I'm not saying walk away from water, just cut it down, it invites fungus and all sorts of insect pests when environment is too wet. Azomite is great for spinach as soil additive, keyword it :) Good luck New Gardener PS: One last remark, this is really the wrong time of year to be starting spinach in Fl. Next time, start it in late November to early December, spinach hates the heat we are just about to endure. Read the packet carefully, make sure to pick a type that is able to take the heat, you may even be able to start it earlier this Fall than I mentioned. This post was edited by MsMorningSong on Sun, Jun 8, 14 at 20:46...See MoreZyfert
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