Seedfork said: sooby,
Thanks for "enations" I have always referred to them as bumps.
judydu2 said: I am in a continual battle with thrips. If I don't spray, buds will have "bumps" - very similar to what is seen in Becky's photo. Numerous "bumps" will also have a tiny peak, or pointy area. Color-damage is very evident on dark blooms after they open if the buds show these "bumps". I'm sure pastels and near-whites have color damage, too, it's just not as noticeable. If you look very closely at an open bloom or nudge it, you can generally see thrips move, even though they are teeny tiny. They can fly!
If I spray, buds appear to be normal and smooth-surfaced with no evidence of color damage to the bloom when it opens.
MrsMud said: Yes, this is exactly what I've been experiencing this year! I also see tiny black dots (which I assume are insects) on most of my DLs. What do you spray with, if you don't mind me asking?
sooby said: Thrips are elongated, like a ! rather than a dot. Do the dots move? Thrips do leave black dots of poop so it could still be a sign they were there. Earwigs also leave poop dots on daylily flowers.
MrsMud said: No, the dots don't move. I have also noticed a lot of earwigs this year, as well as Oriental beetles and some Aphids for good measure! This is the third year for this garden and the first time I've been so inundated with insects! What am I doing wrong?