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Show T jMNTAH BASIN STANDARD - August 28, Getting down to the root of all weevil Root weevils are oddly named because the name refers to where they live, not where they like to dine. They are infamous for just snacking on the tips and edges of the leaves, leavinga notched pattern around the edges. Root weevils attack many different shrubs and plants, including lilacs, roses, strawberries, Euonymus, privets, yews, peonies and almost anythingelse growing in a landscape, says Jerry Goods peed, Utah State University Extension horticulturist. Weevils are beetles with a long nose and a bad attitude," he says. Their long nose or snout is the reason they are occasionally called snout beetles. The adult female lays up to 200 eggs that hatch into small ravenous larva. These larva are as destructive and annoying as the adults. The larva feed on the roots, stunting the plant by limiting the root growth. This feeding can go on for months or even years, depending upon the type of root weevil. As the larva grow they feed on bigger and bigger roots, causing more severe damage with age. Once the larva get large, they pupate in the soil, Goodspeed explains. After spending some time rest-in- g as a pupa, the adults emerge. They are generally black to reddish-browwith a hard shell, a longsnout and are 14 to 12 inch long. The adults spend their time eating and growing, he says. Once they mature, the females begin the process over again by laying eggs at the base ofanother desirable plant. The adults can spend the winter in the n, . soil in a protected area or under debris piled close by . The larva and eggs can also overwinter deep in the soil as they wait for the warmer spring weather. The cowardly adults like to feed in the dark, so they are rarely seen, Goodspeed says. Their favorite feeding time is from sunset to about midnight. Thats a long meal even for slow eaters. Controlling this pest is not easy, he adds. They are so abundant in our area that it can become a lifetime battle. Another problem with root weevil is their indiscriminate munching on almost any plant grbwn in the landscape. Some beneficial nematodes that feed on root weevil are sold through mail order catalogues or over the Internet. Because of their short shelf life, these nematodes are not commonly sol din local nurseries and garden centers, but its worth asking about them anyway. These beneficial nematodes do not tend to survive long in our climate and soils, so they must be resupplied to the soil to keep their numbers high and active, Goodspeed says. The jury is still out on their effectiveness at reducing root weevil populations. Many people who tried these parasites doubted whether they had any effect at all. A few who tried them reported that the damage was reduced to an acceptable level. If they are attacking a plant with a single trunk, spray it with a sticky substance such as Tanglefoot to trap the adults as they move up the trunk, he says. It will need to be reapplied ?(K)- - Page 5. every week or two. This product will do nothing to help control the larva feeding on the roots. Keep in mind that a little root weevil damage can be tolerat'd, he says. However, when they bfgin to endanger the health and livelihood of the plant, it is time to start some control measures. Some registered insecticides to control adult root weevils are available at nurseries and garden centers," Goodspeed says. I recommend using products that have a local sys- temic action such as Orthene (acephate), or Pestkil Rose & Rhododendron Dust (bendiocarb). Other insecticide such as diazinon can be used around the soil to help control the larva as they feedon the roots. Ask your local nursery which products they recommend for control. 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The past is called the past because it is in the past. The decisions you 1. Get To Know Yourself Better . made, or did not make, may have taught you some tough lessons, but The more you know yourself, the betyou can use these lessons to build a ter you will be able to decide what is best for you. It is easy to make bright future. You get to say how your future will go, and you get to choose decisions when you know what's right where you will end up. Do notburden for you vs. trying to make decisions based on what others think you should yourself with reasons and excuses that hold you back because of past do. You will be swayed less by choices that do not work foryou, and will lean mistakes. more towards choices that do work Now, this is not to say that looking at your career;.(and youb lift) and fortfm, ifyou know what your values deciding what needs to be improved' and goals are first is easy. But Btaying Btuck is harder. 2. Forgive Others. How can it not be when doing the Your family, friends, colleagues, same thing over and over again is bosses, etc. meant well in their advice to you. Their intentions may making you unhappy, and starting have been influenced by what they fresh can bring you joy and excitement? wanted, but trust that they meant no harm. They really do want the best Mqybeyour career choice wasyour best choice at the time that you made foryou. When you forgive others, the it. Maybe you made a bad choice (it blame disappears, and you get your happens to all of us!) but either way life back. You free yourself up to take there is still time to choose someresponsibility for your own choices, thing different if you want to. It and for what your fiiture will look really does not matter how old you like. S. Forgive Yourself Why do you believe you have to be perfect all the time? Why cant you make mistakes and learn from them? You are human and humans have flaws. (Your life would be boring without them.) 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