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    Communities > Forums > Beginner Gardening Questions
    Forum: Beginner Gardening QuestionsReplies: 3, Views: 32
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    sue1740
    Manhattan Beach, CA

    June 30, 2012 10:30 AM

    Post #9187513

    The local nursery did not know what was causing the edges of the leaves to curl - if left alone they curl and roll up tightly and completely from right to left till the leaf looks like two parallel sausages - inside are tiny white dots. I just check weekly and remove affected leaves, but am wondering what it is. Of course if there is a non-toxic-to-me-and-bees remedy I'd like to try it.
    thanks!
    ecrane3
    Dublin, CA (Zone 9a)

    June 30, 2012 10:32 AM

    Post #9187515

    Some pictures would help but maybe leafrollers?
    sue1740
    Manhattan Beach, CA

    July 2, 2012 10:21 PM

    Post #9190772

    "Leafroller"sounds like a good description of it.. I should be able to get a photo at the weekend. What cleans up leafrollers?

    themoonhowl

    themoonhowl
    Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)

    July 4, 2012 8:21 AM

    Post #9192630

    The red-banded leaf roller will attack violets, and also violet leaf midge will cause leaves to curl and spidermites can cause some leaf curl.

    http://idtools.org/id/leps/tortai/Argyrotaenia_velutinana.ht...

    http://entomology.oregonstate.edu/node/118 (scroll to bottom for image of pest and damage)

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