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Don't worry about the centipedes. They are probably the best thing you could have for the fungus gnat problem. They are carnivores and...
Horticultural oil is one of the best ways to deal with scale. The only time a regular insecticide can kill them is the very short time between...
It is possible you knocked scale crawlers off if you don't see 8 legs. They will also move very quickly. When you buy the oil follow mixing...
krx, I'm having a hard time seeing the fine detail on your photos. When I downloaded them and blew them up they pixelated so I can't tell if...
Wait about 2 weeks and rub your fingers over the scale. If they are dead they will flake off like little flakes. Keep a close eye on it and if...
I've been quickly reading about your tree but have been too busy to respond. Your leaves do look like you've had spider mite problems. But your...
as the weather cools down the whiteflies should get better. The only thing I don't know is how cold it gets down your way. One great place to...
mariec Could you describe the tiny white bugs better? It could be mealybugs. These are fluffy cottony white masses on the branches and leaf...
Boy Millet, my computer has a pretty good display but I missed the scale first time I looked at it. You are right, that is far worse than the...
By enlarging her picture it looks like her tree has a bad case of mealy bugs. Clumy, that fuzzy stuff is the waxy cottony coating over the...
Millet, Thank you, thank you, thank you for that information. I was actually going to ask that question myself. My 5 lemon trees are getting...
Susan, Good to hear that Gladys got over her fungus gnats. The drying completely treatment really does work. Having lost many leaves on...
Interesting!! a geranium is one of the options I found but couldn't find that stem and leaf combination exactly. It is definitely not rhubarb....
I work at a children's garden and we were given several plants that are supposed to be edible wild greens. I am unable to id them with my...
All of these photos were taken on the Caribbean island of Saba, Netherlands Antilles between Jan 2004? and April 2005. I lived on the island for...
As a newbie citrus grower like you I can only address your black dust problem. If it is mold it will be sooty mold. It won't kill your tree...
An update on the quince tree. I did research Agrobacterium and the tree does not have the typical crown gall growth at the base or leaf lesions....
Skeet, Promix is a professional brand of potting soil. It is what we use where I work for starting our cabbage, pepper and tomato etc...
It has been a lot of years since I took plant path. Since I don't remember Agrobacter I will have to look this up. Thanks so much.
I care for a quince 'Aromatnaya' tree planted in Kansas City. This will be the third season it is in place. Conditions are a large raised bed...
