@@karensutherland-edibleeden1916 Nope, you obviously haven't tried this method and it doesn't need to be around the circumference. Old gardener's trick that has worked for generations. Happy gardening 💚
@@karensutherland4484 I cut ALL of the gall wasp out. I ended up cutting 95% of the lemon tree to get ALL of the gall wasp out. Will be interesting to see how it grows in a year or two. Thank you.
@@tpv59 Yes it will be interesting. If the tree was well established before it was cut back, at least over 5 years old, and it is continued to be fed and watered and mulched, it should come back in 2 years, that's been my experience. I hope your tree behaves like this too! its disappointing to lose a good tree and great to save one!
Hi Karen, my dwarf lime tree was infected very badly so I had no choice but to cut it right back. Now it’s the saddest little tree with just a few leafs on the top. The base looks chunky as well but I didn’t touch it as it maybe the grafting point. What should I do to look after it now? I gave it a big drink of Charlie Carp and put mulch around it. Based in Melbourne. Many thanks.
Alanis, a bit more information now I have a bit more time - trees that are not well established, say at least 5 years old, will not reliably come back from harsh pruning. If this is the case for your tree, you'd be better to replace it with another tree. If your tree was well established before you cut it back, it should come back in the next 2 years for you. Make sure to protect the trunk and limbs in hot weather with something such as Surround or Overhaul - which are clay based sprays to prevent sunburn that are also being used to prevent citrus gall wasp attack. Feeding with liquid feeds at the moment is OK, but don't give too much food at this time of year as we are coming into cold weather in Melbourne and new growth on the tree could be affected or burnt off by the cold. Wait until October before feeding an organic slow release citrus food. Cheers
Karen Sutherland thank you so much Karen! I did a walk around and pretty sure my next door neighbour has a sick lemon tree... probably got the wasps from there. Will be super vigilant the coming spring time:)
@@89Alanis I suggest chatting to the neighbour as they may not be aware of the gall wasp problem, you could offer to help to prune their tree. Alternatively you could buy the yellow sticky paper traps in bulk! We have the traps currently in stock. edibleeden.com.au/store/2-x-Citrus-Gall-Wasp-and-Insect-Trap-Double-Sided-Sticky-Paper-p133983977
Thanks Karen. I'm considering not using sticky traps anymore, because they catch all insects. I thought the potato peeler trick, before October, very good and not fertilizing in Spring also good.
Apologies my notifications have been irregular. If the tree is very young I would replace it with a new one. If it is mature you can remove all affected branches cutting back the tree substantially, water and feed well to nurture the tree and protect exposed branches from the hot sun until foliage regrows in 1 - 2 years. Make sure to install yellow sticky traps whichever decision you make, and also speak to your neighbors to ask them to control their gall wasp.
We seem to have an outbreak of them in Perth now. I have a lemon, a lime and an orange tree in the backyard. So far the wasps have hit the lemon tree quite hard and they're starting to infest the lime. I cut them off by removing the small branchlet and then microwaving it for 40 seconds. But it's hard to control them when so many others about the neighbourhood have citrus.
Yellow sticky paper traps changed every 1-2 months and pruning all affected parts off also every 1-2 months really does work! Encourage your neighbors to inspect and control gall wasp in their citrus trees. Always good to chat to your neighbors
Never heard of gall wasp, just this morning dealt with an infected(infested) lemon tree at a friends place.. They didn't mind, I took out 70% of the tree, they already had sticky traps ready to go, all of the off cuts are being burnt tonight(camp fire)
Great work make sure to nurture the tree to help it regrown and protect exposed branches from the hot sun with shade cloth until foliage regrows. This could take 1-2 years
The traditional information suggested that pruning in September before they hatch in October for Melbourne and similar climates was all that was necessary. However for many years I have found that these pesky creatures hatch almost all year round. I have found that I need to check each month or two and prune as necessary (swelling on branches) as well as using sticky yellow papers to catch them. If you need to hard prune to remove bad infestations (basically cutting back the tree to stumpy branches) then this should only be carried out from late September to early March to avoid new growth being burnt off in cold weather.
Apologies my notifications have not been working properly, if you still need help contact me via my website. www.edibleeden.com.au which includes a webshop with yellow sticky papers for sale.
wrap a piece of bird wire around a piece of yellow sticky paper and hang in the tree. See our web shop edibleeden.com.au/store/ for purchasing yellow sticky papers
Citrus peeler works great for slicing galls
Hi Warren, the citrus peeler is great. If the gall is completely around the branch, it is necessary to remove the branch.
@@karensutherland-edibleeden1916 Nope, you obviously haven't tried this method and it doesn't need to be around the circumference. Old gardener's trick that has worked for generations. Happy gardening 💚
Thankyou so much.
You're most welcome
Love this.
I know this video is old but thank you so kindly for the tips!
You are so welcome!
Great vid thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank You.
APPRECIATED.
Hope it helps your citrus!
@@karensutherland4484
I cut ALL of the gall wasp out.
I ended up cutting 95% of the lemon tree to get ALL of the gall wasp out.
Will be interesting to see how it grows in a year or two.
Thank you.
@@tpv59 Yes it will be interesting. If the tree was well established before it was cut back, at least over 5 years old, and it is continued to be fed and watered and mulched, it should come back in 2 years, that's been my experience. I hope your tree behaves like this too! its disappointing to lose a good tree and great to save one!
@@karensutherland4484
Thanks Karen.
Hi Karen, my dwarf lime tree was infected very badly so I had no choice but to cut it right back. Now it’s the saddest little tree with just a few leafs on the top. The base looks chunky as well but I didn’t touch it as it maybe the grafting point. What should I do to look after it now? I gave it a big drink of Charlie Carp and put mulch around it. Based in Melbourne. Many thanks.
Best of luck Alanis.
Alanis, a bit more information now I have a bit more time - trees that are not well established, say at least 5 years old, will not reliably come back from harsh pruning. If this is the case for your tree, you'd be better to replace it with another tree. If your tree was well established before you cut it back, it should come back in the next 2 years for you. Make sure to protect the trunk and limbs in hot weather with something such as Surround or Overhaul - which are clay based sprays to prevent sunburn that are also being used to prevent citrus gall wasp attack. Feeding with liquid feeds at the moment is OK, but don't give too much food at this time of year as we are coming into cold weather in Melbourne and new growth on the tree could be affected or burnt off by the cold. Wait until October before feeding an organic slow release citrus food. Cheers
Karen Sutherland thank you so much Karen! I did a walk around and pretty sure my next door neighbour has a sick lemon tree... probably got the wasps from there. Will be super vigilant the coming spring time:)
@@89Alanis I suggest chatting to the neighbour as they may not be aware of the gall wasp problem, you could offer to help to prune their tree. Alternatively you could buy the yellow sticky paper traps in bulk! We have the traps currently in stock. edibleeden.com.au/store/2-x-Citrus-Gall-Wasp-and-Insect-Trap-Double-Sided-Sticky-Paper-p133983977
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Shocking and worse to have to find out about this nasty disease on UA-cam 🤬🤬🤬. Thankyou Karen ❤️❤️❤️❤️🍎🍎😊🥰
Well, better to know about it!
@@josmith2002 yes I totally agree - there's so much we can learn from our neighbouring gardeners if we take the time to talk to each other 😊
Thanks Karen. I'm considering not using sticky traps anymore, because they catch all insects. I thought the potato peeler trick, before October, very good and not fertilizing in Spring also good.
Hi Ann, how did it go, did it work?
Very informative thanks. Subscribed!
Thank you I hope your trees are going well.
What should i do if about 60% of my tree is swelling ??
Apologies my notifications have been irregular. If the tree is very young I would replace it with a new one. If it is mature you can remove all affected branches cutting back the tree substantially, water and feed well to nurture the tree and protect exposed branches from the hot sun until foliage regrows in 1 - 2 years. Make sure to install yellow sticky traps whichever decision you make, and also speak to your neighbors to ask them to control their gall wasp.
where do you get the sticky traps or how to make them?
We seem to have an outbreak of them in Perth now. I have a lemon, a lime and an orange tree in the backyard. So far the wasps have hit the lemon tree quite hard and they're starting to infest the lime. I cut them off by removing the small branchlet and then microwaving it for 40 seconds. But it's hard to control them when so many others about the neighbourhood have citrus.
Yellow sticky paper traps changed every 1-2 months and pruning all affected parts off also every 1-2 months really does work! Encourage your neighbors to inspect and control gall wasp in their citrus trees. Always good to chat to your neighbors
I had a large lemon tree out the back last year. I ended up cutting it down because I did not know anything about gall, I am also in perth.
Never heard of gall wasp, just this morning dealt with an infected(infested) lemon tree at a friends place.. They didn't mind, I took out 70% of the tree, they already had sticky traps ready to go, all of the off cuts are being burnt tonight(camp fire)
Great work make sure to nurture the tree to help it regrown and protect exposed branches from the hot sun with shade cloth until foliage regrows. This could take 1-2 years
I’m getting few of these too. Getting some pruning all year round is the goal?
The traditional information suggested that pruning in September before they hatch in October for Melbourne and similar climates was all that was necessary. However for many years I have found that these pesky creatures hatch almost all year round. I have found that I need to check each month or two and prune as necessary (swelling on branches) as well as using sticky yellow papers to catch them. If you need to hard prune to remove bad infestations (basically cutting back the tree to stumpy branches) then this should only be carried out from late September to early March to avoid new growth being burnt off in cold weather.
do not put in bin as it can help spread the wasp.
Burn or boil the gall
Another idea from a client is to cut the gall up into very small pieces and soak in a bucket of water for a few days until they all drown.
@@karensutherland4484 burning sounds easier and more reliable.
@@Nyarlathoteplol yes I agree! Boiling would be not practical with the amount of gall wasp I've cut out of people's trees!
I zap microwave
Fantastic video! Thank you for sharing!
Are you in Melbourne? I need help with my lemon tree. Gal and Scale
Apologies my notifications have not been working properly, if you still need help contact me via my website. www.edibleeden.com.au which includes a webshop with yellow sticky papers for sale.
how do you make that trap?
wrap a piece of bird wire around a piece of yellow sticky paper and hang in the tree. See our web shop edibleeden.com.au/store/ for purchasing yellow sticky papers