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'IPM' Is Gardener's Best Defense Dear Plant Doctor: I planted canna lilies two or three years ago thinking 1 would have a trouble-free plant. But each year by the time young shoots come through the ground, the worms get them. By that I mean the leaves curl up and no bloom comes out; it's just like each leaf is rolled up and turns brown. If you uncurl that leaf, it's like a web and worms arc in there. So my cannas arc a complete fail ure. What can I do to get rid of these worms? Thank you. Answer. Canna lilies arc a great low-mainienance flowering perenni al for eastern North Carolina. 1 can not be sure but the damage you de scribe sounds like the canna leaf roller (Calpodes ethlius) or the less er canna leaf roller (Geshna can nalis) or the greenhouse leaf tier (Udea rubigalis). 1 would need to examine the insect larva or adult to be sure of the specics. Control by insecticides is not usu ally effective unless used in concert with Integrated Pest Management (1PM) practices. The larva of these insects can be killed by gently pinching the rolled leaves. Follow this treatment with the application of an insecticide such as Sevin, Orthcne or Dipcl. Dipel is a pre pared formulation of a living bacte ria, Bacillus thuringiensis, that is an excellent alternative to chemical in secticides. Make sure the insecticidc gets inside buds if possible. After cannas have gone dormant, cut off and remove all dried plant matter, mulch and other surface organic matter. Replace old mulch with fresh compost, leaf mold or pine straw mulch. Repeat this process every au tumn. Next year keep an eye out for this pest, but 1 will bet he'll be gone! Fertilize cannas with two to three cups of 8-8-8 per 100 square feel of plant bed in mid-May and again in mid-July for maximum growth and bloom. Good luck! Dear Plant Doctor: I am really getting frustrated with all the !%?#&! bugs in my vegetable gar den! I grew a garden for 25 years at my home in the Northeast and never THE PLANT DOCTOR C. BRUCE WILLIAMS Extension Area Turf Specialist had these problems. My squash arc already under attack from some thing. Eggplant leaves look like they were used for a shotgun target. Tomato plants were eaten off at ground level two days after I planted ihcm. Help me solve my bug problems. What pcsticide will kill all these bugs? Answer: Welcome to the south eastern North Carolina! We have so many bugs in this area that plants cat bugs to survive (like the Venus Fly Trap!). I have often hoped that the Ro dale folks (Organic Gardening mag azine) from Pennsylvania would comc to southeastern North Carolina for one of their demonstration gar dens. A good gardener in this area would be a great gardener in any other part of the country. A productive vegetable garden re quires lots of work, cxpcricncc, luck and a thorough knowledge of plants and pests. Integrated Pest Manage ment is the secret to successful pest control in your garden. This requires you to be aware of potential insect problems and anticipate their dam age and be prepared for their con trol. At least 25 major insect pests at tack the average vegetable garden in this area, but control is possible. You may be under attack from borers on your Stjuash, flea beetles on your eggplant, and cutworms on your tomato, but I cannot be sure until 1 see the damage and/or the insect pest. The first step in controlling pests is to identify them. North Carolina has one of the best Cooperative Extension Scrvicc orga nizaiions to support agriculture in the United States. You can obtain help with many of your gardening problems by calling or visiting the Cooperative Extension Service near est you. I am sending you a copy of "Insect Control for Vegetable Gard eners," AG19, that will help you learn about some the insects invad ing your garden and list potential options for control. A copy of this publication can be obtained from N.Cc Cooperative Extension or by sending me a SASE. Send your comments or questions to The Plant Doctor, P.O. Box 109, Bolivia. N.C. 28422. Literacy Meeting Set For Leland The Brunswick County Literacy Council will sponsor a meeting for people in the Leland and North Brunswick areas interested in im proving literacy. It will be held Wednesday, June 16, at 7 p.m. at the Brunswick Com munity College Industrial Education Center in the Leland Industrial Park. For more information, call the lit eracy council at 754-7323. BCLC provides free one-on-one tutoring to Brunswick County residents who want to improve their basic reading and writing skills. Eighth-Graders Are Chosen For Good Citizenship Awards Four eighth-grade students, one from each Brunswick County mid dle school, have been selected to re ceive special citizenship awards from the Brunswick County Com munity Watch Association. Students honored with the awards were nominated by each school's faculty as their "outstanding eighth grade citizen," said Don Gates, the Brunswick County Sheriff's Depart ment crime prevention officer. 'This is to reward the eighth grader who best displays the attrib utes of a good citizen," Gates said. Scheduled to receive the awards were Leah Dianne Slonc of Ocean Isle Beach, a student at Shallottc Middle School; Scott Chestnutt, Na kina, Waccamaw School; Tabitha ?BOATS for a smooth ride 1-800-545-2293 919-457-9080 Jackson, Lcland, Lcland Middle School; and Leslie Myrie Jr., South port, South Brunswick Middle School. Each were presented with a cer tificate and a S50 savings bond at their school's annual awards presen tation. 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