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Posted by chev5700 NSW Aus (My Page) on Sun, Oct 9, 05 at 23:37
greetings all
i bought 2 natives,kunzea ambigua, about a year ago...one is doing fine whilst the other has a black coating all over the stems and bark plus a few white flea sized mites on the spikey lesves.
i dont want to treat till i know what they are.
can someone help with a solution
thanks
stratton |
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RE: black stuff
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It sounds like it might be scale and sooty mould. Are the 'mites' really flat to the leaf and a bit waxy?
Cheers,
Dee. |
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hi dee
the mites are white and a bit hairy. the black stuff is evenly distributed all over the heavier growth on stems etc.
hope this helps
thanks
stratton |
RE: black stuff
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We have a lot of native insects (like mealy bugs)many have not been identified.
You treat them like scale insects. |
RE: black stuff
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Perhaps woolly ahphids. Google for pictures to identify. The sooty mould isn't really a problem. You can spray the aphids (if that's what they are) with a number of different products that are readily available even in the supermarket. I prefer one that is pyrethrum based, as it is less toxic to our environment.
Cheers,
Dee. |
RE: black stuff
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| It sounds like a type of native mealy bug, with sooty mould |
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