Rick's Edible Backyard

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Pests on guavas - Thanks Sarath, I had just one fruit in a mesh type bag and that remained sting free so i guess it is fruit fly, they just attck the fruit so early on. Up here ther always seems to be some flowers on the trees but i guess tht is more due to the funny weath..5836 days 21hrs
Pests on guavas - Hi Scott, I intend to cut all the trees back considerably when I get a dry period. That should help the airflow.I will start a spray program for next season as well. I already spray my mangoes for anthracnose so I will just do the same for these. I took s..5936 days 7hrs
Pests on guavas - Thanks Correy. I didn't think it was fruit fly. i have fruit fly on strawberry guavas but cnnot see where the fruit has been stung unlike the scars on the indian guavas. I have had some traps under all trees but this doesn't seem to have made a lot of d..5936 days 20hrs
Pests on guavas - Hi I have pests attacking my Indian Guavas. Can anybody tell me what the problem is and how to treat it to minimise future losses...5947 days 5hrs
Pests on indian guavas1 - As the pictures show I have pests attacking my guavas but I haven't seen the culprits. Can anybody tell me what the problem is and what I can do to stop it next year. I suspect it is fruit spotting bug but I am not sure..5947 days 5hrs