| Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 20:34:09 -0400 From: [email protected] Subject: Gardener's Q and A [T200006220007Z52942] To: [email protected] X-MMC-From: [email protected] X-MMC-To: <[email protected]> X-MMC-Subject: Gardener's Q and A Sender : [email protected] Tracking Number : T200006220007Z52942 Pool : QA Sent to : <[email protected]> Date : 6/21/00 8:35 PM --- Question recieved from: joan gaertner howell, New Jersey 07731 County: monmouth Country: USA Email: [email protected] Mailing list (nothing means 'no'): bug Category: Pest Control I was removing violas from the pot they were in and I was going to replace them with another flower but use some of the old soil still in the pot from March. But it was full of a beetle like bug. Are these harmful to the flowers? I am only noticing them this year. Shuld i use something to prevent them or kill them in my other flower pots? |
| Yes, these beetles are more than likely harmful. It is difficult to say which beetle is at work without a description, but most beetles do damage. I would throw away the soil with the beetles, wash out the container with a solution of 1 part bleach to 10 parts water, and start over with fresh soil. Check your other containers for beetles, if they are infested, then yes, I would discard the soil and start anew. |
