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Persian Lime issues

NicoleRed
9 years ago

Hello everyone,
After joining, I've spent the morning reading the forums about Persian Lime trees and I think I might have a couple of problems?
We live in Savannah, GA and purchased the tree last weekend from a reputable nursery. The grower said that he had recently fertilized and the tree seemed very healthy and happy. We have planted it in a container in the back yard where it gets lots of sunshine. (I didn't know about the soil drainage issues until this morning and we planted with miracle grow garden soil, so that could be something)
This morning we noticed two different problems... The first photo shows holes (I'm thinking grasshopper?) but also the tip of the leaf seems to have died.

The second photo shows what looks to be an egg sac??? It feels like wax and has tiny red dots under the wax. I was thinking those are some sort of mite?

We have a Meyer lemon and a mandarin orange in containers next to the lime, so I am hoping that what ever these issues are, we can control them before they spread.

Thank you in advance for any help you can offer!!

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