Plant Rx |
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Problem:
You've
noticed a white fuzzy looking growth on your plants with
bright orange or red dots.
Diagnosis:
Cottony
cushion scale. It's actually a bug and those dots are eggs.
The bugs suck sap from the tree's leaves and
branches causing the plant to lose vigor
and with heavy infestations, lose leaves and twigs.
Treatment:
Ready-to-use
Year Round Spray Oil by Summit. Don't
use
on hot days as oil on the plants' foliage will cause
sunburn.
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Problem:
Your
houseplants have fuzzy, little white bugs on them.
Diagnosis:
Mealy
Bugs Treatment:
Garden
Safe Houseplant & Garden Insect
Spray |
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Problem:
Your
peppertree leaves are distorted or look crinkled. On the
plant you may see yellow bumps with a brown crater.
Diagnosis: Pepper
Tree
Psyllid.
Treatment:
Ortho
Systemic Insect Killer |
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Problem:
Rose
leaves are being eaten and
skeletonized
. Looking on the underside of the leaf you may see smallish
green worms (also look like tiny caterpillars) eating.
Diagnosis: Rose
Slug
Treatment:
Bayer
All In One
, Bayer
Tree & Shrub,
Greenlight
Rose Defense |
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Problem:
Little,
crusty bumps are appearing on the stems of trees. They
can be scraped off. You may even notice a sticky residue
on the
leaves.
Diagnosis: Scale.
These insects secrete sticky, clear, ‘honeydew’ which can lead
to a black, sooty looking mold.
Treatment: Neem
Oil |
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Problem:
Grape
leaves have become brown, necrotic with skeletonized
leaf tissue. You may notice white, damaged leaves or see worms or what looks
like a caterpillar feeding on the underside of the leaf Diagnosis:
Western
Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Treatment:
Any
insecticidal soap |
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