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Fly Larvae in Honeysuckle Flowers: Sevin Dust Control

Small white grubs inside curled honeysuckle flower buds, destroying blooms, are fly larvae (similar to corn earworms). They spiral inward, consuming everything.

Direct Treatment

Apply Sevin dust (carbaryl) directly onto the insects in the flower heads.
Salt burns flowers; avoid.
Repeat as new buds form and larvae appear.

Timely dusting saves the blooms. Monitor daily during flowering.

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