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Help! Gall Mites, Yikes!!!!
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Posted by LenoraB NorCA (My Page) on Wed, Feb 9, 05 at 20:30
| I live in an area were growing fuchsias has always been easy. They love to grow here, and I've always have had them in my shade garden. Now I have learned a new cuss word (well actually two words), gall mites. I have lost two fuchsias to them, before I found this forum. I was spraying fungicides on them, because it looks like peach leaf curl.
I have just finished heavily pruning my fuchsias and removed all the foliage. Should I spray Sevin now or wait until they start to leaf out? Should I remove all my fuchsias and start over? Some of them are at least 15 years old, so I help I can save them. Thanks for your help.
Lenora |
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RE: Help! Gall Mites, Yikes!!!!
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| Oh that's awful Lenora. At the moment we don't have a problem with them. Here is advice from a friend of mine who lives and has a nursery in California. See link below - Kath :) |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.weidners.com/Fuchsia_Gall_Mite.htm
RE: Help! Gall Mites, Yikes!!!!
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- Posted by Aleta Coastal BC Z7-8 (My Page) on
Sun, Mar 6, 05 at 20:34
| I'm taking this all in because I have a large and beloved Fuchsia collection and the mites seem headed my way. What I am also concerned about is the effect various insecticides would have on the Hummingbirds that call my garden home. I wouldn't use a systemic one like isotox but I wonder if it would be safe to use sevin. I suppose if I picked all the flowers off it might be safer for them. Aleta |
RE: Help! Gall Mites, Yikes!!!!
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| Sorry I can't help personally Aleta, but why don't you send Evelyn Weidner an email as she recommends it (above link), she may also know if it affects hummingbirds - Kath :) |
RE: Help! Gall Mites, Yikes!!!!
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| I have a similar problem, the leaves are curling up like cauliflower, but I can see the bugs, they are white, about the size of aphids and they fly. Any ideas on what to do...I am also in Southern California. |
RE: Help! Gall Mites, Yikes!!!!
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| Hi Folks This may be something that is of no use at all but here in the UK I am trying out a product called ‘Garlic Barrier’ to control pest such as aphids. The manufacturers claim; "Use of GARLIC BARRIER with its sulphur content, in a programme of treatments has the potential to reduce feeding damage from a wide range of insect pests because the treated plants are healthier" and, "When used regularly it improves the overall health of plants, is non-toxic, can be used around edible plants and is safe to use where children, pets and wildlife are present" It might be worth looking into this a bit more to see if this could help Tight.... |
Here is a link that might be useful: Garlic Barrier
RE: Help! Gall Mites, Yikes!!!!
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I am going to try it....although these are not aphids, just the same size. They are killing all my plants :-(
Thanks for the suggestion, I will let you know if it works! |
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