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#1
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Posted 08 July 2009 - 11:58 AM
Does anyone else have something eating their water lettuce and what can I do about it? My water lettuce has small holes in it. I have pulled them out of the pond and cannot see any type of bugs.
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Posted 10 July 2009 - 03:26 PM
Nobody have this problem? Any suggestions?
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Posted 11 July 2009 - 01:36 AM
my koi eat the water lettuce. they love vegitation.
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Posted 11 July 2009 - 10:51 AM
Might be glass worms. I know they will make round holes in lily pads. They are very hard to see as they are clear and very small. To eradicate them, you need to wipe them off (soft brush, paper towel). A lot of plant pests don't like water (aphids, mites), so if it's not glass worms (or just for the heck of it) wash the WL off with a strong blast of water from the hose.
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Posted 13 July 2009 - 06:53 PM
Thanks I will try that.......
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 11:26 AM
Thanks Anitapond, after looking more carefully I was able to see the some type of worm on the under side of the water lettuce leaves. I just crushed them with my fingers. I hope I got them all.
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 12:40 PM
Glad I could help!:icon_smile:
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 08:01 PM
A good way to clean bugs off aquatic plants is to get a bucket with a 50 to 1 bleach solution. Dunk the plant in there and swoosh it around. Take it out and immediately rinse it with cold tap water and then get it in the pond. This will kill anything holding on the plant.
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Posted 15 July 2009 - 03:13 PM
The bleach doesn't hurt the plants? If I didn't get all the bugs by hand I will try that.
Thanks BBK....
Thanks BBK....
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Posted 18 July 2009 - 09:41 AM
i know what eating them and they are hiacynths, but.. my fish finally discovered the tastey treat that waits for them in the bulbous portion of the stems... i wont have hiacynths any more now..one was pulled apart yesterday!... today...almost total hiacynth devistation!
theres definately something fishy about this forum!
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Posted 14 August 2009 - 09:25 PM
If you have worms eating your plants, use Bacillus Thuringiensis (Bt). Here in NW FL, of course, we have a lot of creatures that eat our plants. I spray a diluted mixture of BT nearly every day onto the pads and the spots and holes in my lilies have stopped.
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Posted 18 August 2009 - 12:12 PM
The problem seems to be stopping. I am wondering if the koi have found them and are making them a tasty snack. I will keep that stuff you recommended in mind. Thanks
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