Learning how to water plants to increase growth in pots, container or garden - especially how to water roots and tubers. Specialities: root growth or tuber growth of lawns, fuchsias, geraniums, dahlias and begonias.

8 July 2010

Capsid Bug Damage

capsid bug damaged leafThese brown-edged 'pin-pricks', which develop into larger torn holes on a twisted leaf, look like Capsid Bug damage.

Sprayed with 'Provado Ultimate Bug Killer' (usually use 'Derris Dust'). Seems to have worked.

Have noticed lop-sided flowers (stunted petals on one side) before. Problem not serious. Plants seem to recover.

Funny how same pests attack same (not EXACTLY the same, I know) plants each year.

P.S. 'Provado' worked a treat on sawfly larvae.

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