Petunia Care: Battling Budworms
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- If you are growing petunias, be on the lookout for budworms that can destroy your blooms. Whether you are growing petunias in a container, hanging basket, or in the landscape, use these tips to prevent and battle budworms.
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Excellent! I discovered the Neem oil treatment almost by accident. I used it last week on my petunias and picked off the caterpillars. Looking better already, no more frass and I have new flowers!
Thank you. I'm like you & just sought help for my petunias. This was a very nice discussion.
Wonderful video! I live in the Midwest and summer storms can get pretty severe in June. Once such storm happen when I was out of town a few weeks back. At first I thought the holes and shredded petals were storm damage and the frass was the soil that had been kicked up. 🥴. Today I noticed that my 7 containers had buds that had dried up and realized it wasn’t storm damage. Thanks so much for posting this. Especially appreciate the organic approach. On my way to pick up one of the products you recommended. Wish me luck!!!
Hi Kathy! We're you able to solve your budworm problem?
Love your video. I definitely have bloodworms. I live in Orting Washington and will definitely do as you said for my Petunias. Thank you!
I hope you were able to save your petunias!
Great video, concise and informative with all the info I needed and links too!
Thank you for the video, i have always grown petunias and never had a problem, but this year wow! I did some research and found out what was doing the damage.. and like you purchased ready to use neem oil, its only been a couple days so can't quite tell if its working or not...
They creep me out and the damage they do in just a lil bit of time. I hope the neem oil works
I hope its working for you! You are right about how the damage happens so fast.
Also slugs are getting some petunias too beer in a Frisbee overnight works like a charm but they're still some I have to keep doing it.
Thank you great video!
Thanks! I am using Spinoza this year I Stead of neem oil and it is working well too!
Thank you!
You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Thank you
Excellent video, really thorough! Is there any way to control those moths?
Other than covering plants with row cover, not that I know of! I am using Spinoza (bT) this year and it is working well so far.
Great information
Great! Thanks!
You're welcome! I hope your petunias are growing well! Mine were stunted after a few days with no water while we were on vacation :(
Thank you for this video! I was new to petunias and couldn’t believe how fast they died because of budworms. How frequently do you use the neem oil on the plants to go preventive?
Weekly is best for Neem Oil. I am using Spinosad this year (the main ingredient is Bt) and it works well to, so far every two weeks is working for me.
Hey there I'm new to this patunias world so I do want to know do neem oil actually help with the bug infestation? And does it help stop them from coming back? ☺️✨I need some extra tips☺️
The neem oil definitely works, but you have to make sure to apply it once a week. I forgot to spray mine for two weeks in early September and they came back again. I ended up just pulling them and let the rest of the plants in the container shine. Next year I think I will try BT to see if it works better than neem.
I had luck by using peppermint soap and water.
Great tip!
They can destroy your plants in days if you don't check them every day.
Yes!! You are so right. One day you look at them and all of a sudden you don't have any blossoms.
Demonic buggers I think the moth lays eggs in the green bud, I am battling them now, driving me crazy. Using Seven bug/garden spray weekly it's not working, I'm hand picking and pruning any brownish looking buds to stop them. Insatiable bastards!! 🐛🤬🤯
Grrr, it's such a disappointment! You could also try BT or Thuricide. It doesn't kill on contact, but soaks into the plant and once the catepilar eats the plant it will kill it.