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Title: pansies eaten flowers
Post by: chrispea27 on October 04, 2009, 17:42:26

:D some thing is eating the flowers on my winter pansies leaves OK any ideas

Thanks

Title: Re: pansies eaten flowers
Post by: manicscousers on October 04, 2009, 17:43:24

slugs and snails chew on ours :-\

Title: Re: pansies eaten flowers
Post by: Tee Gee on October 04, 2009, 18:28:02

Apparently (due to climate change it is said) there is a spate of Violet aphid around.

This aphid is green/yellow in colour and it resides under the leaves of the violet/pansy and can destroy plants.

If you bought your plants recently it might have come with the order, so this is a warning to those who are buying in their winter pansies.....have a look under the leaves before planting.

Cure a fatty acid spray or a systemic insecticide the choice is yours!

This information is courtesy of our local newspapers gardening guru!

Title: Re: pansies eaten flowers
Post by: Eristic on October 06, 2009, 17:24:20

Cabbage moth or winter moth caterpillars.

Title: Re: pansies eaten flowers
Post by: Digeroo on October 06, 2009, 17:39:22

Always thought it was birds. What ever it is seems to like orange ones more than purple. Ihave given up on the orange.

Title: Re: pansies eaten flowers
Post by: chrispea27 on October 06, 2009, 18:14:28

thanks for all the info!

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