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A Gardening Blog
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Posted by Sue Kidd @ 07:16:52 am

We sometimes report about the gardening setbacks and successes of News Tribune crime reporter Stacey Mulick. Today, a lupine quandary from her. Read what she has to say and take a look at the pic of the problem.

Ewwww! That is disgusting! What the #&*(!?!

Those were among my reactions while gardening this weekend when I spotted whatever this is on the lupines in my backyard.

It appears to be some sort of infestation of some sort of white insect.

But I don’t know what it is or why it chose my lupines. The lupines in the front yard are untouched and other plants around the infested lupinrs appear to be fine.

Help! I already took one of the infested lupine to dirt level. And just when it was beginning to bloom!

I’d be most appreciative to anyone who can clue me in on this dilemma.

Take a look at these pics. Know what it is? How to get rid of it? Post a comment here.

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