Lemon Tree Pest/Disease help
Lawrence
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Lawrence
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Comments (4)I also live in Orlando and have a young lemon tree (just about to bloom for the first time - yea!) I have seen katydids on my tree and based on the above pictures think that might be the case. Are the affected lemons higher on the tree or lower? I always see the katydids at the top and the leaves on the top of my tree look terrible....See MoreSame disease/pests affecting Meyers lemon and bay trees?
Comments (6)I wish I'd taken pictures! I was so freaked out by the possibility of contagion that I threw the diseased leaves away. Previously, some of the lemon tree leaves had yellowed due to changing light conditions, and that looked totally different. When it was light-related, the entire leaf turned sort of a pale shade of green/yellow. This discoloration was more like... more light brown then yellow. And instead of the entire leaf turning a pale color, it was more like a part of the leaf had turned a strange "dead-looking" shade of light brown. I'm hoping it doesn't return, but just in case it does, I'll take a picture and post it. Any ideas on what that brown/black spots on the bay leaf could be?...See MoreHelp to identify potted dwarf lemon tree disease
Comments (8)Looks like scale, all of it. Neem oil applied repeatedly will smother the scale. This little tree is very heavily invested, so this will take multiple applications. You don't mention if the tree is indoors or outdoors or where you live, so Coleen's advice is good - do not apply any hort oil if temps are above 85 degrees F. Patty S....See MoreDenise Becker
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