Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Brug problem, 0 by Jnette

Jnette wrote:
Ok, folks, I need help again with a brug. It is a pretty good size plant, in a pot. It has a lot of new growth, several tops that appear to be Ying. But now, each one of those tops are starting to split vertically, about 8 inches or so from the top, in green, fairly thick, stems. The splits are up to 5 inches long and about 1/8 inch deep. No scabs, no sign of anything that would cause it. They all look like they are going to do that. And one even has 2 or 3 of those splits, different lengths, side by side.

While taking this picture I found 2 little white grub type things on different places on the stem, not close to the split, About 1/8 inch long. About 2 weeks ago I gave it some rose systemic.

Does anyone have a clue what is causing this?

edited to add: I can spray it with BT, but are those little grubs the problem? Would they be inside of the plant?






This message was edited Jul 8, 2010 8:29 AM