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Bugs Eating My Sweet Autumn Clematis

19 years ago

Help! Every year about this time these bugs appear and completely devour my Sweet Autumn Clematis vines just as they are getting ready to bloom. They are about a half-inch with an elongated brown body and can fly. I hate using pesticides but would a dose of Sevin work? Thanks for any suggestions and what is this bug?

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nckvilledudes
19 years ago
Hello fellow North Carolinian. I can't figure out what critter is eating your SAC from the description. Haven't had an issue with anything eating mine though. Can you post a picture of it?

Sevin can be used however to control whatever it is that is eating your plant's flowers. I use for japanese beetle control on quite a few of my plants including crepe myrtles which the jb seem to love!
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