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Bugs on my wisteria! Ick!

The TVClubHouse: General Discussions: 2004 May - July: Home and Garden (ARCHIVES): Bugs on my wisteria! Ick! users admin

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Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 7:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Help. They are little black (but really dark green iridescent -ish) bugs and they totally covered and killed one of my wisterias. Totally gross cuz there are tons of 'em. An infestation. They are tiny round to oval shape.

Any ideas on what they are and how I can get rid of them before they do more damage?

Lurknomore
Member

07-07-2001

Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 9:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh you poor thing. I have one gorgous wisteria here and I'd be hyperventilating in your shoes! I have 2 suggestions...one short term one long. First there is the environmentally friendly method of mixing dish soap and water and spraying the plant. Doesn't work on all bugs though, but I'd try that first. Also I'd go out there with a plastic bag and get a few of those evil critters in it...zip lock it REALLY well lol...and take it to a garden center and let them figure out exactly what the heck bug it is and what would nuke them and not your plant.

Hopefully you can just cut it back after you get the bugs under control and it will come back next year. I did a hard pruning last year and this year I was in great shape.

Good luck!!!!

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 11:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I surfed but couldn't really find any specific bug that matched your description, Julie.

What Lurk said is very good. I also read that one year of bug infestation, if it makes the leaves drop, does not necessarily mean the wisteria is toast. It can withstand it.

Jagger
Member

08-07-2002

Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 4:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Julie I wish I knew what they were, from doing some searching I would guess they are some type of a Wood Borers, which basically eats holes throughout the wood on the plants. If you do a search for the word borers it gives you all types of the little buggers. They are a type of a beetle.


Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, May 31, 2004 - 2:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks guys! I appreciate your input. I went to a gadening place and someone there suggested plain old Raid to start. It has been raining practically nonstop since Sat. so we'll see if it did any good. Then I think I will capture them (yuck!) like Lurk suggested and see what gardening center people say after they see them. We have the Morton Arboretum not tooo far away and I could ask there too...

Thanks Again!

Lurknomore
Member

07-07-2001

Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 10:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Rubber gloves and several zip lock bags...your friend and mine LOLOL.

If you have a dig cam I wonder if you could get a good close up (another ick lol) and find some board that specializes on plant pests or entomology online. They might have some suggestions too. Also, did you check the wisteria sites for known pests, incase you have a typical buggy boo? lol. Good luck!