citrus lack of progress in growth/insect probelms

9 years ago

I was after advice last year during summer on this thread:
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/citrus/msg0711434111831.html
where my main problem was insufficient watering.

I solved the problem at that time and thought I could improve the next year.

During the winter I bought quite a bit of cow manure (it was unfortunately quite fresh, so I spread it thin & turned it several times over several months - by spring, it had aged well).
During spring, I worked on the mulch - hauled loads of reeds and chopped them up with a lawn mower. I "painted" barrier glue on the turnks of all fruit trees. I additionally fed the citrus early in the summer with citrus fertilizer, added iron twice and added diluted vermicompost twice.

I noticed a couple of the small mandarins weren't progressing and saw signs of spider mites, so I sprayed all the citrus twice with natural pyritherins based spray and I thought the leaves livened up but then leaf miner appeared - it looks like an infestation, and they're always reappearing.

Below are some photos - maybe someone can give me a few more suggestions on how to get these citrus trees into better shape.

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vjeko
Original Author
9 years ago
washington navel
vjeko
Original Author
9 years ago
washington navel
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vjeko
Original Author
9 years ago
lisbon lemon - this one is really infested - not sure what I should do
hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA
9 years ago
Citrus Leafminer. Just search our forum, we have tons of info about this very annoying pest. Usually, it is just cosmetic, but, you have significant pest pressure, and it appears to to affecting 100% of your new growth, which can stunt the tree's growth and production. Fortunately, it is very easy to treat if treated in a timely manner (prior to the little moth appearing and laying eggs on your citrus). Also, just a note - do not paint any sticky barrier substance designed to deter ants (such as Tanglefoot) directly onto the trunks of your trees. If temperatures rise high enough, it can literally cook the cambium layer on the trunk, and damage your tree. Better to wrap your tree with tree wrap, then paint the substance onto the wrap.

Patty S.
jean001a
9 years ago
Info from Univ Calif at the link below -

Here is a link that might be useful: citrus leafminer
houstontexas123
9 years ago
the glue won't stop the CLM, they are a small moth, i think, so they fly around.

many of us use Spinosad. you should be able to find it at the local nursery and online.