I can't help you with the leaf miner vs canker but the fish emulsion you want is the fertilizer type. You dilute it according to the directions on the bottle and spray the foliage well. Toni (from this forum) recommended the use of FE to control insects.
Karyn

Karyn, Thanks much for the info on fish oil emulsion. I will give this a try to-day. My green tangerines now have the brown spot with the yellow halo and to further my troubles the black birds are coming by flocks to pick at the green fruit. I've had citrus trees in the same small yard for quite a few years without the problems. Thank again, Frank

Frank, did you ever figure out if your tree has LM or canker? As far as I know, there's no cure for canker..
Fish Emulsion works for various insects like scale, whitefly, etc, but I really don't know if it'd help w/LM's..After reading the theeads here, it seems they're almost impossible to rid..
Thank God I've never received citrus from Fl w/these bugs..I do use FE starting from Oct-FEb/Mar. 1 capful of FE per 16oz mister then spray plant thoroughly. It not only works as an insect repellent, but foliar feeding..Toni

Toni I've sent an e-mail with pictures of the fruit and leafs to the garden columnist, Robert Haehle. Haven't heard from him as of now, maybe too busy or had enough of my questions. Thanks for the dope on FE. If my tree has canker it will have to go. When the drive was on to remove all citrus trees the State came with their chain saws and cut down my tangergine tree which had no signs of canker. They spent millions to save the citrus industry to no avail. Now it's over and we can plant citrus trees again. Thank again, Frank

Frank, the state came to your home and cut down your tree? Just like that?
How do they determine which homes to go to? Do they pick places at random or what?
That's upsetting for sure. Do you have to own an orangery for them to come to your house and start chopping?
If your tangerine didn't have canker, why in the world did they cut it down? Do they notify ppl before coming over or just pop in?
I'd be furious if they chopped down one of my trees especially if it wasn't infected. What gives them the right to do this? I don't understand. Do they have to get something in writing in order to cut down trees? Like a court order.
I've never heard of Mr Haehle but I imgagine he's famous out there, right? I hope you hear from him soon/w/a reply.

What type of tree do you have and is it in a pot or ground? Toni

Toni Yes, the state of Florida had the authority to cut and remove all citrus trees. No court order.I live in a small two bedroom home, small lot on a canal. Retirement from Wheeling, IL. At the time of the canker, which they think was brought here with wind, rain and hurricanes, I had a single tangerine tree in the ground.Approximately ten feet high and around. Beautiful tree and fruit. They removed all trees within 1900 feet of each other, infected or not. All orchards and nurseries received the same treatment. This covered six counties or so. Some stood their ground w/ guns but in the end lost. I'm venting my anger again--Enough We live near Fort Lauderdale If my typing was better this would be ten pages long. Thanks for asking Frank

The state came and cut down a lemon and a grapefruit from my aunt's home in DelRay. My uncle had planted them years before and he'd recently passed away. That made it even more upsetting to her.

Budd, aside from the chopping, lucky you moving from IL to Fl. Are you planning on staying there?
I still think it's ashame the state comes by doing what they please..I don't blame ppl for getting out their weaspons and try chasing these obnoxious ppl off their land. But you know what they say; you can't find the government. Anywhere. No matter which state one lives. If it's not one thing it's another.

Karyn, that's terrible about your uncle's trees..I feel bad hearing that..Your poor aunt. What she must be going through! God, you ppl are revealing horror stories.

I live in South Florida, too, and can understand why lots of folks are angry. I think those that lost their trees UNDERSTAND why the state did what they did, but it doesn't make it any easier, especially if you ended up losing a HEALTHY tree. The rationale behind it all was this: Canker spreads easily and quickly from tree to tree. The disease itself isn't harmful to people....it simply blemishes the fruit and causes premature drop. The state felt it had to wage an aggressive campaign to halt canker, but when Hurricane Wilma came along and blew everything to s---, the state threw up the white flag. Plus, the cut-down campaign was costing a ton of money. Those who lost their trees were supposed to be given vouchers for new trees, as far as I know. Now, it's no longer an issue of whether or not we'll have canker....we will, it's here. It's just a matter of keeping it under control, if at all possible. These are very uncertain days for the Florida citrus industry.

irdibble, I do understand Florida's problem with canker and the entire industry. I have contacted ths State for further infomation about reogonizing the symtons of the disease or the control of it if any. I was told they are no longer persuing it and could not give me any info. The trees they are selling at Home Depot look fine now. I do not know where they came from or where grown. NO one seems to know how long it will be before the soil is safe to replant. Frank

That's correct. It's pretty hit-or-miss. Since there's really nothing to do on the preventive side, I'd say go ahead and replant. It seems like we're going to have to learn to live with this thing. The HD trees are healthy....I check 'em out all the time.

irdibble, Te question is, if my tree has canker and I remove it, is my soil healthy to replant? Frank

Oh, sorry, didn't mean to go round and round. That IS a good question. Dunno.

i might be wrong but i think you supposed to wait 2 years before re planting...

Budd, can you contact your county extension agent and inquire about the soil? Are you sure your citrus had canker? Toni

The leafs definatly show lesf miner. I have e-mailed pictures of the fruit to the Sun-Sentinel garden columnist. He is publising my article with comments this coming Friday, the 18th of Aug. I hope this comes about-- with some answers. He's keeping me waiting. I should mention his name Robert Haehle Frank

Budd, can you post a pic here, too? Do you see LM'ers on leaves? If so, can you send me a pic of one..I've never seen lr'ers, not even in plant books..I'm sure one of my books have a description, but honestly I haven't looked hard. What type of damage do they do to the leaves? How big are they? What color? What indicates they exist? Thanks, Toni

Toni I've had trouble sending pictures on this forum, but if you care to send me your e-mail address I can send pics to you. My e-mail is BUDANN@BELLSOUTH.NET Frank

Budd, you have mail..I hope I wrote the correct email addy..I used lowercase letters instead of caps..Toni

EITHER WAY THE PICS WERE SENT

Thanks, Budd..they ARE ugly suckers. I pray my citrus never aquire LM's..They really mar the beauty of leaves and fruit..thanks, Toni