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Codling Moth

Young caterpillars may feed on leaves and/or small brown holes in fruit with frass on outside

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Solution

Destroy infected fruit. Remove flaking bark from tree trunks. Some larvae can be trapped by placing cardboard around trunk. Spray with Yates Success Ultra.

Yates Success Ultra Insect Control - Concentrate

Yates Success Ultra Insect Control - Concentrate

Helps control common caterpillars, thrips, codling moth and tomato potato psyllid. Contains spinetoram derived from beneficial soil bacteria.
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Woolly Aphids

White, fluffy insects over trunk and branches.

Solution

Yates Nature's Way Organic Citrus, Vegie & Ornamental Spray

Yates Nature's Way Organic Citrus, Vegie & Ornamental Spray

Unique organically certified pyrethrum and plant-based oil combination insecticide, with twin modes of action against garden pests.
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Leafroller Caterpillars

Leaves rolled, folded or webbed. Fruit is blemished.

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Solution

Yates Success Ultra Insect Control - Concentrate

Yates Success Ultra Insect Control - Concentrate

Helps control common caterpillars, thrips, codling moth and tomato potato psyllid. Contains spinetoram derived from beneficial soil bacteria.
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Mites

Leaves become yellow (stippled or mottled) and dehydrated in hot weather. Minute insects under leaves.

Solution

Yates Nature's Way Organic Citrus, Vegie & Ornamental Spray

Yates Nature's Way Organic Citrus, Vegie & Ornamental Spray

Unique organically certified pyrethrum and plant-based oil combination insecticide, with twin modes of action against garden pests.
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Powdery Mildew

White, powdery mould on leaves, particularly the young growing tips. Fruit develops with yellowish criss-crossing lines on skins.

Solution

Yates Fungus Fighter Fungicide - Concentrate

Yates Fungus Fighter Fungicide - Concentrate

A new generation fungicide that prevents and controls powdery mildew, blackspot and rust on apples, grapes, ornamentals and lawns.
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Fireblight

Leaves wilt, become blackened and burnt-looking, then die off. High humidity and warm temperatures while the blossom is out increase the risk of infection.

Solution

Wait for dry conditions, then remove affected branches and foliage and burn all infected plant parts. Sterilise tools between cuts, to prevent the disease spreading.

Yates Copper Oxychloride Fungicide

Yates Copper Oxychloride Fungicide

A fungicide that controls a wide range of fungal and bacterial diseases on fruit, vegetables and ornamentals, protecting the plant.
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Pear and Cherry Slug

Leaf surface removed with only veins left.

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Solution

Yates Nature's Way Pyrethrum Natural Insect Spray - Concentrate

Yates Nature's Way Pyrethrum Natural Insect Spray - Concentrate

Controls a wide variety of insect pests on vegetables, flowers and ornamentals.
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European Canker

A fungal disease of apple and pear trees. Lesions form on branches, ruining fruit and causing wilting and dieback. Lesions develop into large, sunken dead cankers.

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Solution

Wait for dry conditions, then remove affected branches or cut out and burn all infected plant parts. For larger cankers, use a knife or chisel to slice out the infected tissue. Sterilise tools between cuts, to prevent the disease spreading.

 

 

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