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Bug Larva in Rose Cuttings
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TNY78 7a-East TN (
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Tue, Jun 26, 12 at 22:02
| I have some rose cuttings that I've been trying to root. Some are from my own garden, and some are from a good sized exchange I did recently. They are all about 3-4 weeks into the rooting process. I am rooting half in my usual seeding soil/perlite mix in clear Solo cups, and the other half I am trying to root in 1g pots of playsand; all cuttings were scarred and dipped in Clonex Gel rooting compound. They are all inside my mini-greenhouse with the door flap rolled up. Of the ones that are failing, I noticed that the areas where I scarred them have little tiny larva crawling in the cuts. Is this normal? Can I spray my cuttings with Bayer for Roses Insect Killer, or are they too fragile at this state? Any suggestions are appreciated :)
Thanks, Tammy |
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RE: Bug Larva in Rose Cuttings
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| now are you sure these cuttings are not smuggled from Paris?...maybe you told us only half the story before...maybe these are the ones u got away with? |
RE: Bug Larva in Rose Cuttings
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| I had little white mites that was on cuttings I asked what they were here on GW but no answer so I just ended up soaking them in soapy water. I don't know if it helped the cuttings died a few weeks later.. 
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RE: Bug Larva in Rose Cuttings
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RE: Bug Larva in Rose Cuttings
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- Posted by TNY78 7a-East TN (My Page) on
Wed, Jun 27, 12 at 12:31
| LOL...I promise these were legally attained :) |
RE: Bug Larva in Rose Cuttings
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| No, bugs aren't normal. Some potting soil contains fungus gnat larvae and the gnats pupate (if that isn't the right word, would a biology major please correct me?) when the soil remains damp for a week or two. Then you've got gnats flying around inside your house. With pure sand, you should not have gnats so I dunno what your insects are. the scarred portion of the cutting should be below soil level so I don't understand how you can see bugs in it. If you're pulling up the cuttings to check on them, that's a really bad idea. You need to stick a cutting and ignore it until new growth starts. |
RE: Bug Larva in Rose Cuttings
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- Posted by TNY78 7a-East TN (My Page) on
Wed, Jun 27, 12 at 13:55
| Yes, those look like the same thing Jessica. Cecily, only half of the cuttings are in sand; the other half are in soil/perlite. I do have the scars below soil level, but these were the ones that were obviously not going to root, so I was inspecting them after pulling to disgard. |
RE: Bug Larva in Rose Cuttings
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| They could be mites, are they fast moving? The best way to get rid of mites is to submerge the pot for a few minutes and drown them. That would work fine with the cuttings in sand (which is how I root mine) but would oversaturate the soil ones. |
RE: Bug Larva in Rose Cuttings
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- Posted by TNY78 7a-East TN (My Page) on
Thu, Jun 28, 12 at 16:31
| Thanks tbred...I think the ones that got the mites are already pulled. I guess for next time I can try soaking them or hopefully find a way to prevent them before they take over. Tammy |
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