please make a video on how to manage aphids (green and black). Even chemical pesticides do not work effectively. A few years before no major infestation was visible but from last two years infestation is growing in many cycles
I've had the best luck because we have a huge pollinator garden near our trees with flowers blossoming throughout the season. It attracts beneficials like lady bugs that then feast on any aphids that appear on the trees. But other you may find other options here! share.transistor.fm/s/41a67aa6
@@Orchardpeople I found some lady bugs but the number was very small and infestation was very high. We had to spray insecticide(Thiomethoxin) because the honey dew was getting too high. I also observed that lady bugs work in good temperature but here the temperature remains low and little times they come out to feed on aphids.
@@mathisbeautiful747 I'm sorry to hear that! Keep improving the health of your tree and soon it will be less appealing for insect pests. You might want to check out my book Grow Fruit Trees Fast (available on Amazon) for info on how to improve tree health!
hello, we live in the county and our young plum and apple trees are infested with plum curculio. Is using nematodes any benefit when there are wild infested apple trees all around us? My neighour is continually planting random apples she grows from seed all down our roadway, and they're all infested. I'm trying to decide if it's even worth trying to fight the issue or just remove the trees altogether and use the land for something else. Thank you!
Yikes. that's a challenge. One approach is to use a “trap crop” method. This involves using one of your neighbor’s trees (with their permission) as a lure for the plum curculio. Use a lure specifically designed for plum curculio to attract them to the trap tree. Once the pests are concentrated there, wait until the fruit falls to the ground and the pests are in their larval stage. Then you can apply beneficial nematodes to the soil around that tree. The nematodes will help reduce the plum curculio population for next year by targeting the larvae in the soil.
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please make a video on how to manage aphids (green and black). Even chemical pesticides do not work effectively. A few years before no major infestation was visible but from last two years infestation is growing in many cycles
I've had the best luck because we have a huge pollinator garden near our trees with flowers blossoming throughout the season. It attracts beneficials like lady bugs that then feast on any aphids that appear on the trees. But other you may find other options here! share.transistor.fm/s/41a67aa6
@@Orchardpeople I found some lady bugs but the number was very small and infestation was very high. We had to spray insecticide(Thiomethoxin) because the honey dew was getting too high. I also observed that lady bugs work in good temperature but here the temperature remains low and little times they come out to feed on aphids.
@@mathisbeautiful747 I'm sorry to hear that! Keep improving the health of your tree and soon it will be less appealing for insect pests. You might want to check out my book Grow Fruit Trees Fast (available on Amazon) for info on how to improve tree health!
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What's your thoughts on columnar apple trees
I have never grown them before! It’s worth trying but I prefer disease resistant cultivars.
Thank you
hello, we live in the county and our young plum and apple trees are infested with plum curculio. Is using nematodes any benefit when there are wild infested apple trees all around us? My neighour is continually planting random apples she grows from seed all down our roadway, and they're all infested. I'm trying to decide if it's even worth trying to fight the issue or just remove the trees altogether and use the land for something else. Thank you!
Yikes. that's a challenge. One approach is to use a “trap crop” method. This involves using one of your neighbor’s trees (with their permission) as a lure for the plum curculio. Use a lure specifically designed for plum curculio to attract them to the trap tree. Once the pests are concentrated there, wait until the fruit falls to the ground and the pests are in their larval stage. Then you can apply beneficial nematodes to the soil around that tree. The nematodes will help reduce the plum curculio population for next year by targeting the larvae in the soil.