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SPIDER MITES ON BEANS AND MILDEW ON ROSES BOTH CAN BE CONTROLLED.(HOME)
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The Virginian Pilot
- Article date:
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November 16, 1997
- Author:
- Stiffler, Robert
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Byline: ROBERT STIFFLER, GARDENING COLUMNIST
My snaps did so beautifully until after about three pickings. Then their leaves turned an ugly grayish-yellow. I did not find any insects, but the leaves seemed to have been eaten in places. I used Sevin dust several times to no avail.
Will you examine the enclosed leaves to see whether you can identify the problem and what I should have done to correct it?
George W. Duncan, Norfolk
Your beans were infested with spider mites, which Sevin won't control. You need a spray containing kelthane or hose off the spider mites with a spray of water.
The leaves also have rust, anthracnose or mold, reports ...