Head to Bunnings and buy White Oil or “PestOil” and a sprayer. The oil suffocates them. Spray at dusk or on a cloudy day.
I personally would also mix in Yates Ultra Success which is an organic pesticide. Anything that bites the plant will die after a few days. Bees not affected
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Prune of the tips of the branches where the leaves are all curled up, put them in a plastic bags and put that in the rubbish bin.
Treat the remaining plant with white oil or pyrethrum to try to kill off any remaining bugs. This may take a couple of treatments – weekly spacing is usually recommended.
Clear any grass and weeds from around the base.
Check how wet the soil is – the leaf discolouration issues could be too much water. If it isn’t soggy,ulch to retain moisture.
Finally, feed with a complete citrus fertiliser (one that has micronutrients). The most common causes of leaf discolouration are micro-nutrient deficiency.
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Others have covered how to treat it so ill just add this trick. Crush a leaf in your hand it will release the oil and will smell like the fruit, so you can figure out what it is.
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Head to Bunnings and buy White Oil or “PestOil” and a sprayer. The oil suffocates them. Spray at dusk or on a cloudy day.
I personally would also mix in Yates Ultra Success which is an organic pesticide. Anything that bites the plant will die after a few days. Bees not affected
Prune of the tips of the branches where the leaves are all curled up, put them in a plastic bags and put that in the rubbish bin.
Treat the remaining plant with white oil or pyrethrum to try to kill off any remaining bugs. This may take a couple of treatments – weekly spacing is usually recommended.
Clear any grass and weeds from around the base.
Check how wet the soil is – the leaf discolouration issues could be too much water. If it isn’t soggy,ulch to retain moisture.
Finally, feed with a complete citrus fertiliser (one that has micronutrients). The most common causes of leaf discolouration are micro-nutrient deficiency.
Others have covered how to treat it so ill just add this trick. Crush a leaf in your hand it will release the oil and will smell like the fruit, so you can figure out what it is.
And don’t forget to piss on it!