iris fly?
Carlo A. Balistrieri (Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:43:39 PDT)
Janos,
Look up "iris borer". It's a fairly common pest encountered by people
who grow iris. I'm surprised Adam hasn't seen it. I lived in his part
of the country most of my life and encountered the grubs tunneling
through leaf and rhizome.
On Jun 10, 2009, at 12:27 PM, Adam Fikso wrote:
Hello Janos- I've grown irises for more than 35 years (but in the
U.S.) and
have never seen the insect you describe, nor the kind of damage you
show in
your photo. It may be something new to your area or peculiar to
that one
shipment. I think you are wise to burn the affected leaves.
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