The following are the types of plants to inspect, the pest is what kind of pest you will see in your landscape, and the action is what to do when inspecting your landscape.
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Andromeda |
Inspect underside of new growth for nymphs. Treat with Bonide Eight if needed. |
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Birch |
Inspect for fresh D-shaped emergence holes and overall health. Treat trunk and branches with Bonide Borer-Miner Killer if needed. |
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Cherry |
White Prunicola Scale |
Inspect for pale white crawlers on stems and leaves. Treat with All Season’s Spray Oil if needed. |
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Crabapple |
Examine branch tips for shiny black egg masses and remove. |
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Dogwood |
Inspect trunk and large branches for holes and fresh sawdust. Destroy by hand or treat with nematodes. |
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Euonymus |
Euonymus Scale |
Inspect for red-orange crawlers on stems and leaves. Treat with Espoma Earth Tone Insect Control if needed. |
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Hardwoods |
Check tip leaves for eggs and larvae. Prune or treat with Thuricide or Bonide Capt. Jack’s Dead Bug. |
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Examine leaves for adults and skeletonizing. Treat with Bayer Sevin if needed. |
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Two-Spotted Spider Mite |
Strike branch on white surface. Check for white mites. |
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Honeylocust |
Honeylocust Mite |
Shake branch over white surface. Look for reddish-brown mites and treat with Monterey Garden Insect Spray if needed. |
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Juniper |
Juniper Webworm |
Inspect interior foliage for early mines and silken tubes. Last chance to treat with Thuricide or Bonide Capt. Jack’s Dead Bug. |
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Oak |
Oak Skeletonizer |
2nd Gen. larvae vulnerable to Thuricide or Monterey Garden Insect Spray. |
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Pine (soft) |
White Pine Aphid |
Inspect for black eggs on needles. Remove infested needles if few or treat with Espoma Earth Tone Insect Control or All Season’s Spray Oil. |
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Rhododendron |
Inspect large lower branches for holes and fresh sawdust. Destroy by hand or treat with nematodes. |
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Yew |
Check burlap traps for adult weevils. Last treatment with Bayer Tree & Shrub Insect Control if needed. |