Something is eating the petals of my purple coneflowers. There is evidence of some chewing on the leaves too, but most of the damage is on the petals. I've watched diligently but have not been able to observe the culprit. There is no point to randomly applying product unless I know what I'm trying to beat off. The bees still enjoy the cones so I guess I'll just keep watching. Any suggestions?
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Poor purple coneflowers
Something is eating the petals of my purple coneflowers. There is evidence of some chewing on the leaves too, but most of the damage is on the petals. I've watched diligently but have not been able to observe the culprit. There is no point to randomly applying product unless I know what I'm trying to beat off. The bees still enjoy the cones so I guess I'll just keep watching. Any suggestions?
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according to the website butterflynature.com the purple coneflower is host to the Silvery checkerspot butterfly. please don't spray an insecticide on your coneflowers! in fact, plant MORE coneflowers in order to support the Silvery checkerspot butterfly!
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