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| Hi All, Sorry if there is a posting similar to this, I tried searching but couldn't find anything... I have a newly planted Anna apple (bareroot planted in January). It has been healthy and has looked great until about a month ago. The leaves started to get eaten by something. I sprayed it with a Neem oil solution several times to help. It has looked a little better until the last week. It is literally being eaten to shreds! I have been checking the tree several times a day looking for the culprit. Nothing. Tonight I decided to take a flashlight out to look at night and there is literally hundreds of crickets on the tree! They are eating away all the nearly dead leaves. I have a total of 9 new fruit trees in the same area but this is the only tree getting attacked. Has anyone had a similar problem? If so, is there a good organic way to kill these things and revive my poor tree? I am getting diatomaceous earth next week to help kill them around the outside areas we have found them but I don't know how to keep them off the tree in the meantime... Thank you so much for any help! |
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| An effective method for keeping insects out of trees is applying Tanglefoot. Something that comes up regularly to protect your tree from this product is to apply a couple of inches of tape underneath the Tanglefoot. Good luck. |
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| Thank you! I just searched Tanglefoot and it looks perfect! Thank you so much for taking the time to jelp me. hoping my little tree can still be saved! |
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- Posted by serge94501 Sunset 17 Alameda, (My Page) on Mon, Jun 2, 14 at 0:22
| I'd Spinosad that tree just before sundown, then check out the carnage in the morning. |
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| Just ordered some Spinosad, serge. I'm going to use both! Hoping the Spinosad can help with my tomatoes and peppers which I found out last night they were also destroying! Thanks! |
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