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Audrey starts with ... I have three fruit trees here and I do not know what they are..they look a little like plum, pear and peach but I am not sure. Can anyone help with identifying them? Also, they are quite infested right now and I am lost about what to do to control the situation. I have photographed two of the bugs here. Can anyone can identify them and suggest any treatment which rids them but makes the fruits safe enough to harvest? Thanks so much!!!
| About the Author au0rey Melbourne 2nd November 2008 4:19pm #UserID: 1600 Posts: 165 View All au0rey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Jantina Mt. Gambier S.A. 2nd November 2008 5:24pm #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil. says... Audrey - check this site for natural control of aphids (I'm sure that's what the bugs are in Pic no. 1) www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1574850.htm I find the parasitic wasps mentioned in the article build up in numbers as the weather warms up and devastate the aphid population here in Woodend. | About the Author 2nd November 2008 8:37pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Audrey says... Hey everybody, thanks so much for your information! Yeah Phil is right..that is a larve of the ladybug...I internet searched and found a similar picture..and I saw some moulting on the leaves into ladybugs...so they are great friends to have in the garden..Yeah I reckon those dark patches on the young green leaves are aphids...guess i cant do much about spraying the whole tree..spray bottles wont help too much for such trees..the fruits look fine for now...I think birds will come soon when they are going to ripen...So does anyone know what fruit trees they are? Thanks! | About the Author au0rey Melbourne 4th November 2008 7:08pm #UserID: 1600 Posts: 165 View All au0rey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author au0rey Melbourne 4th November 2008 7:09pm #UserID: 1600 Posts: 165 View All au0rey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Audrey says... Thanks Phil! The website you posted was great and informative. Do you think I should water the trees? Hardly rain here. Will this help with getting juicer fruits?..I mean the aphids are really sucking the juice out of especially the peach tree although I have wonder lady bugs and larve helping me. | About the Author au0rey Melbourne 6th November 2008 3:34pm #UserID: 1600 Posts: 165 View All au0rey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author au0rey Melbourne 8th November 2008 11:16am #UserID: 1600 Posts: 165 View All au0rey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Audrey says... Gosh I was trying to trim off some peaches as the peach tree has so many of them but I accidentally broke a branch. Can I save the branch and grow a new peach tree out of it? How if I can? I have taken whatever peaches and as many leaves I could on it. There are some ladybug pupae on some of the leaves. Can I leave them in a container until they become the adults? I hope I wont be killing them. :( | About the Author au0rey Melbourne 10th November 2008 4:49pm #UserID: 1600 Posts: 165 View All au0rey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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