Bonsaikev1985
Mame
Thanks again man!
Need help with some bugs!! It's really breaking me!
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sorce
Nonsense Rascal
The more you enjoy killing them....
The less they seem problematic.
I have a leather basketball under the Bush that hosts my aphids.
The ladybugs larvae are attracted to it..I think they eat it...
So I roll it out...and put them larvae on my trees.
3 days later...still there...and all my previously infested tips are clean!
Just keep big ones and small ones separate....cuz they eat each other!
Sorce
The less they seem problematic.
I have a leather basketball under the Bush that hosts my aphids.
The ladybugs larvae are attracted to it..I think they eat it...
So I roll it out...and put them larvae on my trees.
3 days later...still there...and all my previously infested tips are clean!
Just keep big ones and small ones separate....cuz they eat each other!
Sorce
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
I would NOT plant anything that attracts bugs NEXT to my trees. That's insane. You will have a bigger problem. This is akin to putting out those scented Japanese beetle traps to get rid of beetles. It's been shown that those traps attract MORE beetles to the area and don't necessarily get most of them.
You most likely not get rid of the problem, since the bugs sound like they're coming from the woods. Short of clear cutting the woodlot, insecticides, specifically systemic insecticide, is probably your best bet. PRedators are nice, but they're extremely temporary. If the pests are more plentiful elsewhere, like in the woods, that is where those predators will go. Will they have an impact there? probably not much.
If you have aphids, you probably have scale. Ants farm both. Deal with the ants, systemics will take care of the aphids. You can keep ants off your trees by treating the stands/shelves they're on. Do a search on "ant moat" or barriers. There is also a special one-sided Teflon-coated tape that can be placed on the legs of stands. I've used it. It works, but you have to make sure it remains intact.
Found this action on my pyracantha this morning. Several shoots infested, and only one single ladybug on patrol. Hopefully more ladybugs will appear and feast, otherwise it'll be time to get some Neem oil on the tree.
Anthony
Imperial Masterpiece
Basil does not attract, it repels, supposedly makes the veggies smell and taste unpleasant,
Seems to be a property of some herbs.
Good Day
Anthony
*Checking a fine leafed thyme, tiny plant, can grow with bonsai in the same pot and be cut back.
Even if removed for display, the root left behind will leave the effect.
If it works.
Let you guys know.
But to be frank our problems are pests -------- leaf cutters and large grasshoppers.
Seems to be a property of some herbs.
Good Day
Anthony
*Checking a fine leafed thyme, tiny plant, can grow with bonsai in the same pot and be cut back.
Even if removed for display, the root left behind will leave the effect.
If it works.
Let you guys know.
But to be frank our problems are pests -------- leaf cutters and large grasshoppers.
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
To those that are using neem oil, be care fully not to spray that on a hot, sunny day. You'll do more harm than good.
I second rockm's advice.
I had a severe aphid infestation on a few of my trees that were in the garage for the winter. Took them out this spring, they were covered in 2 species of aphids.
Sprayed with Sevin and 24 hours later no more aphids. They rarely come back for a second round.
I second rockm's advice.
I had a severe aphid infestation on a few of my trees that were in the garage for the winter. Took them out this spring, they were covered in 2 species of aphids.
Sprayed with Sevin and 24 hours later no more aphids. They rarely come back for a second round.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Ladybugs are not all that easy to use and you have to use ALOT of them
http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=13933
HankB
Sapling
I was going to suggest ant control as well. At our previous home we had a corkscrew willow in the yard that had a lot of aphids on it. I noticed ants on the branches as well and suspected that the ants were tending and perhaps protecting the aphids. I put a band around the trunk and spread tree tanglefoot (think flypaper) on that and that kept the ants off the tree. Soon the aphids disappeared.
I agree with Sorce. If you have aphids, you may need to control the ants tending them.
I released 500 lady bugs in my plant lab at school to deal with aphid infestation. Huge hit with the kids...custodians were not as appreciative.
Bonsaikev1985
Mame
Yeah I believe I'm just catching them in time, because I do not have many ants yet. Yeah I see one or 2 here and there occasionally but nothing crazy. But I do understand what your saying about a lot of ants on infected trees, I've seen it personally in the wild when going to collect. Almost feel bad for the little tree seeing all those ants running around over top scale bugs and infested with aphids.
My ladybug deposited a family (cigars, all around!) while she visited my pyracantha... sort of a profile shot, but clearly a juvenile beetle munching on aphids. Managed to spot about 4-5 more in and among the shoots. Hopefully they'll keep my aphids in check this summer and I don't have to resort to chemicals.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Have the same load of green egg type things on my pyracantha and ants over them. Also infested nearby shrub thing (dunno what it's called). I watered with a jet and then sprayed with insecticide. So far I think they are gone, few black dots which just look to be the dead remnants.
Only infested the new shoots, didn't touch any of the green leaf growth or berries.
Do you know what they are called, the green eggs?
StoneCloud
Omono
Aphids have green eggs. But other insects do as well such as the Luna Moth
Pads
Yamadori
Hi all,
I am a newbie from Athens Greece who's been lurking around for a while. I also had a major problem with aphids, mainly on a crepe myrtle (it was an aphid fest). I tried spraying with soap-alcohol-water solution which offered temporary results. I then realized the aphids were farmed by ants (it was actually Sorce's comment above that helped me look more carefully) and concentrated on eliminating a nearby nest. Aphids have now disappeared for good (I hope).
I am a newbie from Athens Greece who's been lurking around for a while. I also had a major problem with aphids, mainly on a crepe myrtle (it was an aphid fest). I tried spraying with soap-alcohol-water solution which offered temporary results. I then realized the aphids were farmed by ants (it was actually Sorce's comment above that helped me look more carefully) and concentrated on eliminating a nearby nest. Aphids have now disappeared for good (I hope).
0soyoung
Imperial Masterpiece
Likely, they are/were aphids
Ok looks like I got lucky, so far 1 application of a spray and not returned yet.. did make sure to separate the pyracantha victim away from other trees.
j evans
Omono
Seems like almost everything in my yard has some kind of infestation. Goofy weather is to blame in my opinion. I just get tired of them.
f1pt4
Chumono
I've noticed a plethora of ant activity in my pots that have organics in them. So much so, that drainage has actually become an issue with a few, even though they were re-potted this year!
Ant moats, baiting with traps, sure. But can I just spray some death spray into the soil and begon with the bastards? Will anti-ant death spray harm the tree? Any thoughts. It's getting really frustrating over here.
Right now spray of choice is Ortho Ant B Gon Max. The borax and sugar water mix wasn't cutting it.
Ant moats, baiting with traps, sure. But can I just spray some death spray into the soil and begon with the bastards? Will anti-ant death spray harm the tree? Any thoughts. It's getting really frustrating over here.
Right now spray of choice is Ortho Ant B Gon Max. The borax and sugar water mix wasn't cutting it.
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