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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 08 > Beware: Bulbs make a box lunch for plant pests

Beware: Bulbs make a box lunch for plant pests

By Dean Fosdick / The Bulletin
September 8, 2009

Bulbs are perfect, self-contained packages for gardeners. They're equipped with everything necessary to make flowers grow and bloom.

Problem is, that makes them a prize for predators, too.

“The perfect lunchbox,” said Leonard Perry, an extension professor with the University of Vermont. “Put....

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