On 28 Apr 2010, at 12:49, Adam Fikso wrote: > > > I'm thinking gourmand or trencherman because they've become quite > indiscriminate--not just narcissus and amaryllis, but ornithogalums, hyacinths, > etc.(various reports here and abroad), and maybe my arisaemas. > I've asked the Arisaema Enthusiast Group for info on any reports. My > infestation by an as yet unidentified bug was noticed this spring--a worm > apparenty the cause of rotting in a large tuber (A. asperatum?) These non-amaryllidaceous targets of Merodon are isolated opportunistic attacks. The fly prefers amaryllidaceous plants if possible and other families (however defined) are, in practice, not seriously predated. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island http://maps.google.ca/maps/…