What is eating my Impatien flowers?

Discussion in 'Plant Pests, Diseases and Weeds' started by annarie1, Jun 7, 2009.

  1. annarie1

    annarie1 New Seed

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    Hi
    my impatiens which i planted in the ground this year were doing good. Now today I see that the flowers have been eaten. We have a lot of small ants around the building.
    Also they put in black mulch yesterday. Would there by anything in the mulch to cause this?? Help??
     
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  3. flowerbudfall

    flowerbudfall New Seed

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    Check around for snails and slugs. They like to hide in the shade on the side of walls or on the underside of flowers or even on the ground.
     
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    stratsmom Flower Fanatic

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    Check the bark mulch :rolleyes: I'd never seen a slug in our climate until I bought a house with bark mulch landscaping :twisted: I think they like it because it's damp and shaded.
     

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