Tomato Fungal ProblemsWe have received many calls and emails this week regarding tomato ailments. Most report a dying of the plants foliage from the ground up. There are various fungal problems that this can be associated with. Here are some tips in keeping your plants disease free this summer.StressA stressed plant is a weakend...
Caterpillars are about on soft broad leaves such as tomatoes, herbs, geranium, mint, angels trumpet, Chinese lantern, dahlia and impatiens. They can be hard to see due to their green colour and the fact they reside under the leaf.Control: 'Dipel' or 'Success' is the best and safest control for caterpillars as its...
ROSE BUDWORM Appearance: The appearance of chewed holes in the side of your rose buds can easily go overlooked. Attacked buds fail to develop and generally brown-off and die. The caterpillars are not generally seen until the damage is done. The eggs of these cater...
What do they look like? Cottony Cushion Scale or Soft Scale. The mature female is oval in shape, reddish brown (underneath) but covered with white waxy hairs 5mm long. An egg sac of white grooved wax is extruded from the body to encase hundreds of bright red eggs. What do they do?Plants attacked: All citrus, fig, pittosporum...
What is it?This is a fungus that grows on the sticky sweet honeydew that is secreted by many sap sucking insects such as mealybug, planthoppers, leafhoppers, psyllids, whiteflies, aphids and scale insects. Wherever the honeydew occurs, sooty moulds may grow. A thick coating of sooty mould makes plants look ugly. On fruit tre...
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