'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
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