Geranium Plants

Insects in Geranium

momdadmc added on December 11, 2016 | Answered

My geraniums have a worm that hatches and eats leaves and buds. It is green, and I think the eggs are from a moth.

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Alisma
Certified GKH Gardening Expert
Answered on December 13, 2016

You might have either beet armyworms, tobacco budworms, or plume moths, three pests that can attack geraniums. All can have green larvae, and all develop into moths. Here is more information about these pests:

http://ipm.ncsu.edu/AG136/cater14.html
http://ipm.ncsu.edu/AG136/cater2.html
https://www.colostate.edu/Dept/CoopExt/4dmg/Pests/budworm.htm

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