What can I do to prevent pests that invade this plant throughtout the summer months and leave it discoloured and eventually destroying the leaves. Plant starts out great in the spring, but shortly after, the leaves turn a powdery white. There seems to be a lot of tiny flies jumping from the plant whenever it's moved or touched. By Fall, my Virginia Creeper is has dried brown leaves, instead of the dark red leaves it should have. Help please...
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What about insecticidal soap? I have used it on my indoor plants, but I'm sure it works with others. I have the organic kind which is water based.
Thanks for the replies! I will give the Bordeau Mix a try and will let you know the results.
I just read where something called "Bordeau Mix" will kill the bugs you have on the vine. It is available at garden nurseries.
what if you dug it out, changed the earth and replanted it. Maybe the problem bugs are in the earth....or call a nursery as I am sure they can help.or take some leaves to them to identify.
same problem. I hate all the bugs around it. I thought the bugs look like aphids but I am not good at identifying insects. Last year I cut mine back and tried to pull out the roots since I had had enough of it. It seems like it just keeps coming back. It is a very hardy perrenial! I will just keep chopping it down this year I guess.
In the friday forum, I thought it was interesting that the advice Mark Cullen gave to "cmm' who was looking for a climbing plant for shady veranda was to plant virginia creeper since it was non insect prone. There must be better varieties than we have that don't get insects then.