Fukien Tea snd scale insects...

[Forsoothe!]

Now, that's the real Sorce. How did you escape?

 

[Mayank]

I concur with all your observations, but, you gotta repot before it suddenly drops dead.

May as well bite the bullet and do it this spring...Thanks Forsoothe

 

[shinmai]

I switched to a granular systemic for two reasons. It is easy to apply preventively when the trees come out of the greenhouse and get fertilized for the new season. Second, for any tree that flowers, sprays are a danger to our little friends, the bees. Scale insects, though...those little bastards are the children of Satan. The only insect more fun to crush is the Japanese beetle, the bane of my roses.

 

[Vinnie Charity]

I switched to a granular systemic for two reasons. It is easy to apply preventively when the trees come out of the greenhouse and get fertilized for the new season. Second, for any tree that flowers, sprays are a danger to our little friends, the bees. Scale insects, though...those little bastards are the children of Satan. The only insect more fun to crush is the Japanese beetle, the bane of my roses.

Which one do you use? I'm hearing good things about Bayer, but I'm open to suggestions...

 

[shinmai]

Which one do you use? I'm hearing good things about Bayer, but I'm open to suggestions...

I use Bayer 3 in 1 on my roses. I chose not to use it for my trees, because it contains an anti-fungal ingredient. Just my own reasoning, but I didn’t think that would be good for the mycorrhizae and other life forms in the pot. I went with Bonide Systemic Granules. The principal active ingredient is imidacloprid. I have found it to be effective against whitefly, mealy bugs, and azalea lacebugs. I take about a tablespoon, maybe a bit less for small trees, and work it lightly into the soil around the trunk. I’m putting it on as I bring the pots in to get their first fertilizing, and will then re-apply every two moths until winter.

 

[Vinnie Charity]

I use Bayer 3 in 1 on my roses. I chose not to use it for my trees, because it contains an anti-fungal ingredient. Just my own reasoning, but I didn’t think that would be good for the mycorrhizae and other life forms in the pot. I went with Bonide Systemic Granules. The principal active ingredient is imidacloprid. I have found it to be effective against whitefly, mealy bugs, and azalea lacebugs. I take about a tablespoon, maybe a bit less for small trees, and work it lightly into the soil around the trunk. I’m putting it on as I bring the pots in to get their first fertilizing, and will then re-apply every two moths until winter.

I'll have to give it a try, I'm tired of all of these little "suckers" (Peter Griffin laugh). I have a lemon tree that had scale when I got it, but after brushing them all off, I never saw another one.

 

[Forsoothe!]

I'll have to give it a try, I'm tired of all of these little "suckers" (Peter Griffin laugh). I have a lemon tree that had scale when I got it, but after brushing them all off, I never saw another one.

You can't eat the lemons within some period of growth. I don't know what that is.

 

[Vinnie Charity]

You can't eat the lemons within some period of growth. I don't know what that is.

I'm going to be using systemic on all of my pest-attracting trees so I'm not going to eat the fruit, which is too bad.

The nebari on this lemon tree though, PERFECTION!!!

Can't wait to get it developed so I can uncover it, it's currently buried in this picture...