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Critters on my Pluot tree
Everything was fine yesterday but today one branch of my multi-specie Pluot was
all but stripped of leaves (the others had nothing) Critters are just over an inch with stripes from front to back, over all they are greenish/grayish. Plucked them and sprayed with a orange based organic soap. Hope I got them all, but are they likely to attack my cherry tree? And what might they be and what's the best way to deal with them If it helps I'm zone 9 or 10 and the weather is finally changing |
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Critters on my Pluot tree
Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote:
Everything was fine yesterday but today one branch of my multi-specie Pluot was all but stripped of leaves (the others had nothing) Critters are just over an inch with stripes from front to back, over all they are greenish/grayish. Plucked them and sprayed with a orange based organic soap. Hope I got them all, but are they likely to attack my cherry tree? And what might they be and what's the best way to deal with them If it helps I'm zone 9 or 10 and the weather is finally changing Any chance of a photograph? So far it isn't clear if you have grubs, beetles, grasshoppers or any other leaf eater. D |
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"David Hare-Scott" wrote: Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote: Everything was fine yesterday but today one branch of my multi-specie Pluot was all but stripped of leaves (the others had nothing) Critters are just over an inch with stripes from front to back, over all they are greenish/grayish. Plucked them and sprayed with a orange based organic soap. Hope I got them all, but are they likely to attack my cherry tree? And what might they be and what's the best way to deal with them If it helps I'm zone 9 or 10 and the weather is finally changing Any chance of a photograph? So far it isn't clear if you have grubs, beetles, grasshoppers or any other leaf eater. D I don't have a digital camera, but they were caterpillars |
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wrote: In article , lid says... I don't have a digital camera, but they were caterpillars Were there 'tents' on the tree? no tents, no "fur" and slightly different coloring If so, look up tent caterpillar. In numbers, they can strip trees bare. We usually knock the tents apart before they get too far along. If I had noticed them, I would have done that thanks |
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Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote:
In article , phorbin wrote: In article , lid says... I don't have a digital camera, but they were caterpillars Were there 'tents' on the tree? no tents, no "fur" and slightly different coloring If so, look up tent caterpillar. In numbers, they can strip trees bare. We usually knock the tents apart before they get too far along. If I had noticed them, I would have done that thanks Are you anywhere near botanical gardens or a tertiary institute where they teach horticulture? If you take some grubs in a jar they may identify them for you as a public service. D |
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"David Hare-Scott" wrote: Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote: In article , phorbin wrote: In article , lid says... I don't have a digital camera, but they were caterpillars Were there 'tents' on the tree? no tents, no "fur" and slightly different coloring If so, look up tent caterpillar. In numbers, they can strip trees bare. We usually knock the tents apart before they get too far along. If I had noticed them, I would have done that thanks Are you anywhere near botanical gardens or a tertiary institute where they teach horticulture? If you take some grubs in a jar they may identify them for you as a public service. D yeh, I could do that. Problem is all of the critters were disposed of and (thankfully) no new ones have appeared. next time I'll take them somewhere. thanks |
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On Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:48:57 -0700, "Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds" wrote: In article , "David Hare-Scott" wrote: Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote: In article , phorbin wrote: In article , lid says... I don't have a digital camera, but they were caterpillars Were there 'tents' on the tree? no tents, no "fur" and slightly different coloring If so, look up tent caterpillar. In numbers, they can strip trees bare. We usually knock the tents apart before they get too far along. If I had noticed them, I would have done that thanks Are you anywhere near botanical gardens or a tertiary institute where they teach horticulture? If you take some grubs in a jar they may identify them for you as a public service. D yeh, I could do that. Problem is all of the critters were disposed of and (thankfully) no new ones have appeared. next time I'll take them somewhere. thanks Next time take them to your county extension office. http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/index.html Your local will have information that fits your location. -- USA North Carolina Foothills USDA Zone 7a To find your extension office http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/index.html |
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Critters on my Pluot tree
"Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" wrote in message ... Everything was fine yesterday but today one branch of my multi-specie Pluot was all but stripped of leaves (the others had nothing) Critters are just over an inch with stripes from front to back, over all they are greenish/grayish. Plucked them and sprayed with a orange based organic soap. Hope I got them all, but are they likely to attack my cherry tree? And what might they be and what's the best way to deal with them If it helps I'm zone 9 or 10 and the weather is finally changing Do a Google search for "fall army worm" . I've had them in my blueberries. They can strip a branch in hours. |
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Critters on my Pluot tree
On Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:22:08 -0700, "Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds"
wrote: Everything was fine yesterday but today one branch of my multi-specie Pluot was all but stripped of leaves (the others had nothing) Critters are just over an inch with stripes from front to back, over all they are greenish/grayish. Plucked them and sprayed with a orange based organic soap. Hope I got them all, but are they likely to attack my cherry tree? And what might they be and what's the best way to deal with them If it helps I'm zone 9 or 10 and the weather is finally changing Check out this site. http://www.organicgardeninfo.com/pyr...fruitworm.html Green Fruitworm is also a possibility. Rodale's "Color Handbook of Garden Insects" is a handy reference. -- USA North Carolina Foothills USDA Zone 7a To find your extension office http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/index.html |
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Critters on my Pluot tree
Are you anywhere near botanical gardens or a tertiary institute where they teach horticulture? If you take some grubs in a jar they may identify them for you as a public service. D yeh, I could do that. Problem is all of the critters were disposed of and (thankfully) no new ones have appeared. next time I'll take them somewhere. thanks Next time take them to your county extension office. http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/index.html Your local will have information that fits your location. If he is the USA. D |
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The Cook wrote: On Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:22:08 -0700, "Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds" wrote: Everything was fine yesterday but today one branch of my multi-specie Pluot was all but stripped of leaves (the others had nothing) Critters are just over an inch with stripes from front to back, over all they are greenish/grayish. Plucked them and sprayed with a orange based organic soap. Hope I got them all, but are they likely to attack my cherry tree? And what might they be and what's the best way to deal with them If it helps I'm zone 9 or 10 and the weather is finally changing Check out this site. http://www.organicgardeninfo.com/pyr...fruitworm.html Definitely not that. Looks a lot like an upscale version of my hornworms. Green Fruitworm is also a possibility. Rodale's "Color Handbook of Garden Insects" is a handy reference. |
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"David Hare-Scott" wrote: Are you anywhere near botanical gardens or a tertiary institute where they teach horticulture? If you take some grubs in a jar they may identify them for you as a public service. D yeh, I could do that. Problem is all of the critters were disposed of and (thankfully) no new ones have appeared. next time I'll take them somewhere. thanks Next time take them to your county extension office. http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/index.html Your local will have information that fits your location. If he is the USA. D that I am. should have said so originally |
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Critters on my Pluot tree
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Derald wrote: "Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds" wrote: Everything was fine yesterday but today one branch of my multi-specie Pluot was all but stripped of leaves (the others had nothing) Critters are just over an inch with stripes from front to back, over all they are greenish/grayish. Plucked them and sprayed with a orange based organic soap. Hope I got them all, but are they likely to attack my cherry tree? And what might they be and what's the best way to deal with them If it helps I'm zone 9 or 10 and the weather is finally changing I concur with Steve P. They are quite likely to be "fall army worm". It's that time of year.... I'm on the zone 9a/b cusp in peninsular FL and they have begun to appear on my tomatoes. If you catch the infestation early enough, thumb and forefinger work well for eradication. Otherwise, off-the-shelf Btk is effective. One application in the evening usually is sufficient and residue may be rinsed from plants the following day but, strictly speaking, rinsing is unnecessary. that's very close, but I am unwilling to categorically say that's what they are. The stripes look a little wrong and the color is a little off, but pretty close but then I'm getting old and getting cataracts. lol |
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Critters on my Pluot tree
On Sat, 8 Oct 2011 08:57:36 +1100, "David Hare-Scott"
wrote: Are you anywhere near botanical gardens or a tertiary institute where they teach horticulture? If you take some grubs in a jar they may identify them for you as a public service. D yeh, I could do that. Problem is all of the critters were disposed of and (thankfully) no new ones have appeared. next time I'll take them somewhere. thanks Next time take them to your county extension office. http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/index.html Your local will have information that fits your location. If he is the USA. D His original post said zone 9 or10. I have never seen posters from other countries specify zones. -- USA North Carolina Foothills USDA Zone 7a To find your extension office http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/index.html |
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