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Cut off Leaves Rolled up?

Posted by xjaxx z7-8 SC (My Page) on
Thu, Jul 27, 06 at 8:10

I sprayed early and thought I had beat the leafrooers this year. Now all of a sudden many of my Cannas have the tightly closed new leaves. Can I cut that off? If I do will it continue to put out new leaves and bloom? Advise what to do.
Thanks, Xjaxx Jack jatoni@sc.rr.com


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RE: Cut off Leaves Rolled up?

Leafrollers are almost impossible to beat. The leaves shed most anything you spray or sprinkle on them. And the leaf roller moths are present all season. So one spraying won't stop them. They'll find somewhere else to lay a few eggs and those will hatch and come and invade your gardens. It's a season long battle.

Are your leaves sewn shut? Do you see silken threads tying them closed? If so, the moth has been there and laid her eggs. If you don't see threads, it's probably not leaf rollers.

You can cut the leaves off and the plant will regrow and bloom. Or you can break the threads and open the leaves and pick off the leafrollers. If you have a pond with fish, toss the leafrollers in there. The fish love them.

Do NOT compost the leaves or you simply perpetuate the problem. Bag them to be hauled away from your property.

Hope this helps.


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RE: Cut off Leaves Rolled up?

I have quite a few and the leafroller is my enemy. I find spraying every 2 weeks with a generic pesticide that kills caterpillars works well. I bring it up to every 10 days if it's rainy season (summer in florida). Or, just keep an eye for the first sign of trouble, and whip out the gun


 
 

 

 


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