Plant |
Pest |
Action |
Andromeda |
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Andromeda Lacebug
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Inspect underside of new growth for nymphs. Treat with K+ Neem Oil if needed.
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Arborvitae |
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Arborvitae Leafminer
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Shake bush and look for tiny white moths. Treat with Monterey Garden Insect Spray if needed.
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Beech |
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Woolly Beech Aphid
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Treat early before natural enemies arrive with Garden Tech’s Sevin.
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Birch |
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Aphids
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Check for natural enemies before making treatment decision.
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Boxwood |
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Boxwood Mite
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Inspect for reddish nymphs on underside of leaves. Insecticidal Soaps and Horticultural Oils may require multiple applications.
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Boxwood Psyllids
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Inspect tips of new growth for waxy nymphs. Treatment may be too late to prevent damage.
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Cherry |
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Eastern Tent Caterpillar
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Inspect for larvae, webs and plant injury.
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Crabapple |
Dogwood |
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Dogwood Borer
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Inspect trunk and large branches for holes and fresh sawdust. Destroy by hand or treat with nematodes.
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Euonymus |
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Euonymus Caterpillar
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Inspect tips for yellow larvae and silk. Young larvae vulnerable to Thuricide or Bonide Capt. Jack’s Dead Bug pesticide.
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Hardwoods |
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Cankerworms
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Inspect leaves for holes and larvae. Probably too late for Thuricide. Treat with Monterey Garden Insect Spray if needed.
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Forest Tent Caterpillar
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Inspect leaves for caterpillars. Probably too late for Thuricide. Treat with Monterey Garden Insect Spray if needed.
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Gypsy Moth
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Inspect leaves for holes and larvae. Probably too late for Thuricide. Treat with Bonide Capt. Jack’s Dead Bug if needed.
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Oystershell Scale
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Look for white crawlers on newest growth. Treat with All Season’s Spray Oil if needed.
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Hemlock |
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Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
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Inspect for cottony masses at base of needles. Treat with All Season’s Spray Oil if needed..
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Lilac |
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Lilac Leafminer
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Inspect leaves for hatched larvae. Treat with Bonide Borer-Miner Killer if needed.
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Holly |
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Holly Leafminer
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Install yellow sticky traps. Inspect traps for small gray flies. Monterey Garden Insect Spray if needed.
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Honeylocust |
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Honeylocust Plant Bug
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Shake branch over white surface. Look for small green nymphs. Treat with Bonide Eight if needed.
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Spruce Spider Mite
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Shake branch over white surface. Look for tiny reddish mites. Treat with Bonide Malathion if needed.
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Pine |
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European Pine Sawfly
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Inspect needles for dark green larvae. Handpick or treat with Monterey Garden Insect Spray if needed.
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Pine Needle Scale
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Inspect needles for red-orange crawlers. Treat with Espoma Earth Tone Insect Control if needed.
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& Pine (Soft) |
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White Pine Weevil
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Inspect leaders for holes, sap flow and tip curl. prune out infested leaders.
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Pine (Soft) |
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Pine Bark Adelgid
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Inspect trunk and branches for white, cottony masses. Increase vigor, reduce stress. Treat with All Season’s Spray Oil.
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Willow |
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Imported Willow Leaf Beetle
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Inspect for small bluish-black beetles and black larvae skeletonizing leaves. Treat with All Season’s Spray Oil if needed.
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Yew |
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Taxus Mealybug
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Inspect interior of plants for small mealybugs. Treat with Bonide Eight if needed.
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