Dr. Phyto
geranium bronze butterfly
Cacyreus marshalli
Symptoms
Wilting individual stems while the rest of the plant looks fine, small entry hole at the base of dying stems, hollow tunnels visible when stems are split open, leaf clusters yellow and fall.
Plants affected
Treatment
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Common questions
- How do I recognise geranium bronze butterfly on zonal geranium?
- Wilting individual stems while the rest of the plant looks fine, small entry hole at the base of dying stems, hollow tunnels visible when stems are split open, leaf clusters yellow and fall.
- Do I have to report geranium bronze butterfly?
- No. geranium bronze butterfly is not a notifiable organism, so there is nothing to report to an authority. Treat it as a normal garden problem.
- How is geranium bronze butterfly treated?
- Mainly with biological and cultural measures — removing affected material, changing the conditions that favour it, and treating with agents approved in your country. The exact steps and their timing depend on the plant, the season and where you live: Dr. Phyto works them out in a free diagnosis.
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