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Here is an article you all might find interesting. It talks about how those wild roses people are always trying to kill actually help to control may orchard pests.
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I have two of the wild roses I let grow..... one is in a little bed on the side of my house, which just happens to be under my son's bedroom window that's on ground level.... I let it grow because I didn't want anyone to sneak in in the middle of the night and take him, like sometimes you hear about....I'd love to see someone try to climb through that, ha, what a laugh that would be. I keep it right up to the window and let it ramble from the pipe. (~BUT< little does he know, I'm leaving it there for a very long time, so even when he's teenager and tryin' to sneak out or sneakin' girls in, it ain't gonna happen then either....hahahaha )
But, I do have a cherry tree almost right next to it, wish it worked the same for aphids, that would be great!!!
Is there such a thing as a LILAC ROLLER??? I have something on mine right after it flower's, doesn't hurt the tree, but it looks ugly when it's got a few brown peices!!!!
Weezie
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There is a lilac borer, Podosesia syringae. It bores into the woody part of the lilac causes branches to split and possible death of plant. It usually would not cause tip or marginal burning.
Now there are a variety of "leaf" rollers that could be caterpillars or spider. You need to unroll them and look and see
* * * * The Buglady Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, www.bugladyconsulting.com Educating the world... one bug at a time Plants: 435 | From: PA | Registered: Jan 2004
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I will have to take a peak, I know the edges turn brown, some seem to roll, I think I've seen fiber's or webbing??? but, not too sure....... Never hurts the plant/shrub, just looks ugly......
Weezie
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Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2
quote:Originally posted by Buglady: Here is an article you all might find interesting. It talks about how those wild roses people are always trying to kill actually help to control may orchard pests.
Hey, buglady!
Interesting article! Thanks for sharing! Do the wild roses smell pleasant, despite their nettles?
* * * * The Buglady Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, www.bugladyconsulting.com Educating the world... one bug at a time Plants: 435 | From: PA | Registered: Jan 2004
| Seeded: 64.12.96.70
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