What does it look like?Fruit looks deformed with irregular cracking, scars or strange ditches forming, usually at the bottom of the fruit but can be all over.What causes it?Catface is caused by poor pollination, usually due to extremely hot or cold temperatures at time of fertilisation. Flat fruited varieties and some older vari...
A Garden Clinic Member sent in these pictures of Myrtle Rust on her Waterhousea. This shows how devastating Myrtle Rust can really be.For more information on identification and treatment, see our article on Myrtle Rust
Oriental Fruit MothWhat do they look like?New tips start to wilt and collapse, sticky sap may form at the tips of new branches. The adult moth is small, and brown/grey in colour it rarely flies around in the day so is not often seen. The larvae are small only reaching about 10mm in length, they are usually only seen when the aff...
What Does it look like? Myrtle Rust produces masses of bright yellow to orange-yellow powdery looking spores. It attacks susceptible species causing spore-filled lesions on young actively growing leaves, shoots, flower buds and fruits. Affected growth usually becomes gnarly and twisted sometimes resulting in dea...
If you suffer from hay fever, asthma or allergies you don't want these nasty weeds hanging around. We've all seen privet, and there is a good chance we all have some growing nearby. At this time of year the Privet are in full flower which means they are easier to identify and get rid of!There are 3 types of privet in Aus...
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