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Scale

White, pink or brown raised dome-like structures on leaves and stalks about 3-5mm.

Solution

Yates Bug Oil Insect Spray - Ready to Use

Yates Bug Oil Insect Spray - Ready to Use

A ready-to-use insect spraying oil for the control of scale, mites, aphids, white fly and mealybugs on roses and ornamentals.
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Case moth

Leaves webbed together. Presence of a soft woven case, containing a grub-like insect.

Solution

Yates Mavrik Insect & Mite Spray - Concentrate

Yates Mavrik Insect & Mite Spray - Concentrate

Controls a broad range of insect and mite pests.
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Phytophthora root rot

Fungal pathogen (Phytophthora spp.) attacks the conducting tissues of the plant, causing it to wilt and finally collapse.

Solution

Improve drainage. Plant resistant species.


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