Termites – Don’t Eat Live Plants
Q: Our hydrangeas have always struggled. This year I dug one up to replant it and I noticed the main root had termites. Is this common for a live plant to get termites?
A: Termites don’t have mouthparts or a digestive system that can eat living tissue. They are present in the root because it died and began to decompose. I don’t know why your hydrangeas declined but I do know that termites weren’t the cause.
-
-
-
1
My Crapemyrtle Is Bringing Ants
-
2
Poinsettia – Forcing to Bloom for Christmas
-
3
Herbicide to Kill Grass but not Blackberry Bush
-
4
How to Soil Test
-
5
How To Build a Garden Hose Water Level
-
1
Gardening in Georgia (Your Southern Garden) – TV Shows
-
2
Pine straw – Weed control
-
3
Mixing Fescue and Rye – Good or Bad?
-
4
Treehoppers under sunflower leaves, gardener bitten by carpenter ant
-
5
Loropetalum – Varieties and Sizes
-
