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Pest Alert

Insect Alert

  • Keep an eye out for the arrival of aphids. Ants usually bring aphids out early from their nests where they overwinter them. They feed off the aphids honeydew excrement and farm them like cows. Usually a strong blast of water will handle light infestations or for larger infestations use a neem soap spray.
  • Slugs continue to increase in size and numbers this month. Monitor the organic slug bait levels and spread more in the garden if it runs low.
  • Apples are blossoming so if you have had problems with Codling Moth larvae in your apples now is the time to set out the codling moth traps.
  • PeachTree Borers - found attacking peach as well as plums, cherries apricots and nectarines (Prunus species) skewer into the entry holes with a thin wire to lance the larvae.

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