Something eating jaboticaba leaves?
Ben Noname
3 years ago
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somethings eating my zinnia leaves
Comments (8)I think the mystery is solved. I sprinkled fertlizer around them last weekend and my husband kept telling me to be more careful because I was getting some on the leaves. Of course being the know-it-all princess that I am I did not heed the warning. Anyway I got him to go look at them yesterday when he got home from work only to here him say those 4 little words I despise the most---"I told you so". Anyway thanks for all the feedback!...See MoreSomething is eating my lemon tree leaves!
Comments (17)John, CLM will not cut out circular parts of a leaf. CLM is actually a tiny moth, and it does lay its eggs in this fashion. The larvae hatch, make tunnels in the leaves and then eventually exit. The tunneling damages the leaves so the curl up and look very ugly, but does not do more than cosmetic damage to mature trees. Very young trees, however, can have stunted growth due to all their leaves being tender enough to all be affected, especially in areas of heavy pest pressure (as is where I live). CLM shows up for us here in S. California in late June/early July and continues through until the Fall. Some areas of the country have two episodes, one in May and again in later summer. The best controls are either with Imidacloprid systemic (which unfortunately in some areas of the country, they are finding CLM becoming resistant to Imidacloprid), or by using Spinosad. I am having a very bad time with CLM myself, now. Even though I treated with Imidacloprid, I'm still having trees affected. CLM seems to be attracted to certain types of citrus more than others. I am spraying with Spinosad as well, now, and I can't use a hort oil (to make it last longer), as our temps are hovering in the low 80's, so I fear I might burn my leaves. So, I will have to do more sprayings that I would like. CLM is mainly cosmetic, except with very young trees as mentioned. the UC Riverside Citrus Variety Collection doesn't even treat for CLM (as nearly all their trees are mature). Patty S....See Moresomething eating perimeter of hydrangea leaves
Comments (10)Despite the name, root weevils seldom bother roots :-) The larvae can cause some damage to the roots of containerized rhodies in a nursery setting and I have known them to destroy heucheras and now and again raspberries and strawberries but plants in the landscape are rarely bothered by anything other than the leaf edge munching of the adult weevils. And that, as explained above, is ONLY cosmetic. So I am not sure what might be plaguing your hydrangeas........any photos? Regardless, you can't really 'disinfect' soil against insect pests and certainly not for weevils. In areas where they are common, they are omnipresent and even treating for them is just a stop-gap measure at best. They will be back!...See MoreSomething is eating my echinacea leaves
Comments (9)Since I'm ready to blame them for every kind of damage in my garden, I'm sure tree rats are the culprits....See MoreBen Noname
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