Kumquat pest?
 

Hi! I planted a kumquat tree near my grapefruit and orange trees. It was doing well, but now about half the leaves have a thin white film over them. These leaves are wrinkling up and some of them have holes in them like they're being eaten by small caterpillars. Under some of the film, it appears there are small worms or caterpillars.

I have tried spraying them with a general garden insecticide, but it doesn't seem to be helping. Any idea what the bugs are or how to get them to go away?

If it helps, I'm in Houston, Texas.

Thank you!

Kumquat pest?
 

GardeningTexan wrote:
Hi! I planted a kumquat tree near my grapefruit and orange trees. It
was doing well, but now about half the leaves have a thin white film
over them. These leaves are wrinkling up and some of them have holes
in them like they're being eaten by small caterpillars. Under some
of the film, it appears there are small worms or caterpillars.

I have tried spraying them with a general garden insecticide, but it
doesn't seem to be helping. Any idea what the bugs are or how to get
them to go away?

If it helps, I'm in Houston, Texas.

Thank you!

Google citrus leaf miner.

David

kumquats are subject to mealybug infestations. Dooryard and orchard trees may be attacked by most of the common citrus pests. They are highly resistant or even immune to citrus canker. The following diseases are recorded by the Florida Department of Agriculture as observed on kumquats: scab (Elsinoë fawcetti and its conidial stage, Sphaceloma fawcetti; algal leaf spot, or green scurf (Cephaleuros virescens); greasy spot (Cercospora citri-grisea); anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides); fruit rot, melanose (Diaporthe citri); stem-end rot and gummosis (Physalospora rhodina).