Gardening Tip 13: Combating plant-damaging beetles, bugs
3:49 p.m. Monday, July 7, 2008
Gardening Advice
See other interviews with a representative from Jackson's Greenhouse for more advice on gardening.
- Gardening Tip 24: Arrival of fall means more yard maintenance (October 27, 2008)
- Gardening Tip 23: Attack broadleaf weeds before it's too late (October 20, 2008)
- Gardening Tip 22: Next spring's weeds are making plans for your yard (October 13, 2008)
- Gardening Tip 21: Put your green thumbs to use in October (October 6, 2008)
- Gardening Tip 20: Don't assume flower growing season is over (Sept. 29, 2008)
- Gardening Tip 19: Lawn beautification starts with a simple test (Sept. 22, 2008)
- Gardening Tip 18: Some pure seed bags are not that innocent (Sept. 15, 2008)
- Gardening Tip 17: Got rotting tomatoes? The problem may be more than meets the eye (Sept. 8, 2008)
- Gardening Tip 16: Don't waste your money on crab grass killer (Aug. 25, 2008)
- Gardening Tip 15: Protecting your tomatoes (July 21, 2008)
- Gardening Tip 14: Weeding out grass look-a-likes (July 14, 2008)
- Gardening Tip 13: Combating plant-damaging beetles, bugs (July 7, 2008)
- Gardening Tip 12: Freeze threat over; check for soggy ground before planting (May 10, 2007)
- Gardening Tip 11: Don't get too anxious to start gardening (March 9, 2007)
- Gardening Tip 10: Start caring for your plants before weather warms up (February 8, 2007)
- Gardening Tip 9: Bring outdoors inside during cold weather (Nov. 20, 2006)
- Gardening Tip 8: To preserve your blooms, cover perennials at night (Oct. 12, 2006)
- Gardening Tip 7: Put down lawn seed by second week in October (Sept. 14, 2006)
- Gardening Tip 6: Moisture, fertilizer critical to beautiful lawns (Aug. 24, 2006)
- Gardening Tip 5: Soak your plants weekly (July 13, 2006)
- Gardening Tip 4: Water, fertilizer crucial during summer months (June 9, 2006)
- Gardening Tip 3: Hold off on planting fruits (May 11, 2006)
- Gardening Tip 2: Sow your seeds on Mother's Day (April 13, 2006)
- Spring time is almost here; get your greenthumb out (March 9, 2006)
July ushers in blooms, fruits and vegetables, and most gardeners expect to be seeing the fruits of their labor. But, some aren't happy with what they are seeing in the gardens and landscaping.
Dave Jackson, co-owner of Jackson's Greenhouse and Garden Center, offered a single solution to three problems that may be plaguing gardeners this season: Permethrin-based spray or, as they call it at Jackson's Greenhouse, 38 Plus.
Cucumber beetles, squash beetles and bag worms are common this time of year.
If you see your evergreens turning gray, you may have bag worms.
As of last week, thousands of bag worms have hatched locally.
"A lot of homeowners are coming in that are seeing their evergreens or some of their shrubs start turning kinda gray on the tips or something," Jackson said.
These bugs can be seen by the naked eye, and the permethrin spray concentrate would likely help reduce them.
"Trouble is that we'll probably continue to have several different hatches and anymore there's not a chemical that has a long residual that will take care of 'em," Jackson said. "So, you'll have to spray several times to make sure you get all of 'em."
Once in bag, they are difficult to kill, he added.
Cucumber and squash beetles are also coming on strong, he said.
These pests cause plants to wilt, but the good news is they are easy to control if you spray them -- also using permethrin -- before a large infestation.
Fast Fact:
Permethrin, used to kill some unwanted pests in vegetation, is derived from the chrysanthemum.
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