Geranium bronze

[ken2]

hi is this what i know as a butterfly, the same thing as the Geranium moth?? if not do you think the spray Decis from Bayer will work on this little blighter too, i lost all my Geranium plants with this last year??

[alaninspain]

We were attacked by the geranium moth last year ( or at least the plants were) and the advice we were given was to dig up the plants and dispose of them as they could not be saved. However, I sprayed them ( and still do ) monthly with Antiplaga Geranios ( Brand name Compo ), which we bought from the local garden centre. They have all survived and are flowering well.
For Kenny's benefit, no it is nothing to do with Last of the Summer Wine. I thought I would get that in before he says something silly.

[ken2]

Defra, UK - Plant Health - Geranium bronze butterfly

ok right i can see its not the moth, but if you grow Geraniums have a read,

[El Cid]

hi is this what i know as a butterfly, the same thing as the Geranium moth?? if not do you think the spray Decis from Bayer will work on this little blighter too, i lost all my Geranium plants with this last year??

Yes, Decis is fine for the moth - just make sure you spray every 2 weeks.

There are "special" anti geranium moth insecticides available but that is just a marketing ploy to get you to spend more money.

More info about the moth here:-

http://www.botanical-online.com/floresm ... angles.htm