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Bronze Oroage bug; sprays?
terryc writes:
Can anyone suggest an alternative spray(s) to Confidor for bronze orange bug? I find it very satisfying to pick them off with a pair of long-nose pliers. Drop into a pail then crush underfoot for the ants to recycle. Wear eye protection. I wait until the bug is side on to me so I can grip it from the side so the inevitable squirt of acid gets ejected away from me. Any bugs that are out of reach today will have moved around and most likely be within capture range on the morrow. Just be patient and you'll eventually get them all. You could cautiously *try* a stronger version of my aphid recipe. For aphids, just metho + water in the ratio 1 : 2. It works without harming even the tender tips of roses and citrus. Just like spraying with rum, only cheaper. :-) The aphids die instantly, and you can hose the plant 5 mins later if concerned of ill effects--but I've seen none. For the citrus bug, maybe experiment with 1:1 ratio, or even neat metho. Try on just one part of a branch initially, and see whether the bugs drop off and keel over. Wait a day or two to make sure the foliage is not affected. I've never tried it stronger than 1:1 so can't say whether a brief spray of neat metho will be harmful. I'd use a spray bottle and target individual bugs and avoid flowers and the tender tips. If it doesn't kill em, throw in a match after you've sprayed. ;-) I had rhubarb growing under the lemon tree, and the bug's acid squirt killed holes in the rhubarb. So I suggest if you're going to pinch the bugs with pliers, hose the tree down once you're through, to wash off the acid. Confidor is the only spray Don Burke mentions. -- John Savage (my news address is not valid for email) |
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Bronze Oroage bug; sprays?
John Savage wrote:
I find it very satisfying to pick them off with a pair of long-nose pliers. I fully understand the attraction of this method {:-), but not after 50 bugs. Actually, I find it faster to have a very fine jet to spray them at which point they tend to move down the tree and usually into stick whackable range. The numbers are the problem. |
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Bronze Oroage bug; sprays?
terryc writes:
John Savage wrote: I find it very satisfying to pick them off with a pair of long-nose pliers. I fully understand the attraction of this method {:-), but not after 50 bugs. They are easy to pick off; do it over two days. But after picking off every last bug, it's annoying to then find, next day, that more black adult bugs have flown in from a neighbouring infestation. I reckon you could try a pyritherum-based fly spray to target individual bugs, then hose the tree all over to wash off the spray to eliminate any chance it will be absorbed. Test on a small branch before going all out. You do need to control the bronze orange bugs or you'll lose much of your crop. When they sting the embryonic fruit it spoils and falls off, and with fruit near maturity the bug's sting creates a brown dry spot inside the fruit. (You probably already know that; perhaps others don't.) -- John Savage (my news address is not valid for email) |
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Bronze Oroage bug; sprays?
terryc writes:
John Savage wrote: I find it very satisfying to pick them off with a pair of long-nose pliers. I fully understand the attraction of this method {:-), but not after 50 bugs. They are easy to pick off; do it over two days. But after picking off every last bug, it's annoying to then find, next day, that more black adult bugs have flown in from a neighbouring infestation. I reckon you could try a pyritherum-based fly spray to target individual bugs, then hose the tree all over to wash off the spray to eliminate any chance it will be absorbed. Test on a small branch before going all out. You do need to control the bronze orange bugs or you'll lose much of your crop. When they sting the embryonic fruit it spoils and falls off, and with fruit near maturity the bug's sting creates a brown dry spot inside the fruit. (You probably already know that; perhaps others don't.) -- John Savage (my news address is not valid for email) |
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Bronze Oroage bug; sprays?
terryc writes:
John Savage wrote: I find it very satisfying to pick them off with a pair of long-nose pliers. I fully understand the attraction of this method {:-), but not after 50 bugs. They are easy to pick off; do it over two days. But after picking off every last bug, it's annoying to then find, next day, that more black adult bugs have flown in from a neighbouring infestation. I reckon you could try a pyritherum-based fly spray to target individual bugs, then hose the tree all over to wash off the spray to eliminate any chance it will be absorbed. Test on a small branch before going all out. You do need to control the bronze orange bugs or you'll lose much of your crop. When they sting the embryonic fruit it spoils and falls off, and with fruit near maturity the bug's sting creates a brown dry spot inside the fruit. (You probably already know that; perhaps others don't.) -- John Savage (my news address is not valid for email) |
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