I decided to look into this a little more closely. I surveyed the plants carefully. There were actually 45 eggs on them. I harvested one of the leafs with a single egg on it. Took pictures through a microscope, and left it in a glass of water to watch it develop. It hatched yesterday. I'll check it and the others to see how they're doing when I get home from work later today. However, as of this morning the egg that hatched had not died.

Hi Soren and Karen It looks terrible not only is its leaves still getting that black spot they are now getting covered in Rust actually all my plants have rust and every day I go out and bag and bin more of the leaves. I think it will be best if I take all the leaves off every Plumeria plant in the garden We have had a wet and kind of cold Summer and as we head past the middle of Autumn some of my plants still have not flowered my white with a pink edge over two years old now finally got a bud but has yet to open maybe one day this week, none of the fruit salad or tri colour ones have flowered and the pink well only half of them have flowered. A few weeks back I managed to find another Red Plumeria plant like the one that was killed by the frost last July its still in the pot I must plant it soon I also bought one for a friend who lost his too.. That's no good that you are getting it on your plant also Soren as going by the pic it looks so healthy. And Karen I am sorry to hear about your plant dieing its a bit of a worry all these spots I do hope that your new plant does not have these problems like my one has... Yes we are heading towards winter now and the mornings and late evenings are getting really cool and if I hear of a frost this year I will have to cover the plants with something as its very upsetting when you lose plants like this in the sub-tropics.. Best of luck to both of you on your Petite Pinks.. Cheers...Mary-Anne

Hi Verandah, Greathawks and brissi555......I just happened to check the Australian Forum for tropical plants, is anyone still cultivate Plumerias/Frangipani ? I was actually in Brisbane for a month, visiting one of my sister and her families, she lives in the area of Chermside! Did any of you buy Plumerias at one of your local nurseries or from a website ? I'll be curious to know because I have 10 of them, here in the San Francisco peninsula. Well...good to know you....maybe you can check the GardenWeb Forums/Plumeria !! Hopefully I will find you in the near future, Annamaria

I'm afraid there's not much you can do about the rust in the franie, Alan; it came into the country about 15 years ago and now affects all that variety. If the leaves have all fallen, spring will bring on a new lot rust free until autumn when again it will be devastated. I've not heard of any companion planting that will prevent it. However, there is a frangipani that is unaffected, it is the 'hammer head' frani; Plumera podica'. The flower is white, though other colours may now be available, but unfortunately the trade off with rust is that it has no scent. Nice bush though, grows to about 4 - 5 metres and should flower all year where you are. I had two, one, suffered badly during the last remnant cyclone, 'Oswald', I think they called it, and I had to dig it out. So, where you are, it might need a little protection. I've includd here a pic. of P. podica.