My three little Asian pear trees were infested this past summer with Pear Sawflies. The trees are still small enough that I was hand squishing (ugh, but wearing gloves) those slimy black ugly things but when the trees grow taller and that is not practical, what is the best remedy? These things also hopped onto my little cherry trees. Do they just like all fruit?
I have that critter in my woods too, but even tho they are hideous little monsters, they never seem to do much damage to my fruit trees. There are there, though. And they look like snot from satan or something!
I never thought to control them, but the first thing I thought of was woodashes. So I googled for it. Looks like there is a wide spectrum of things that are effective. Here is what it said about woodash: Wood ash sprinkled on leaves can also be very effective. click here
Pear Sawfly
Black snotty looking thing. The life cycle diagram is from Washington State University Orchard pest management online.
http://jenny.tfrec.wsu.edu/opm...../PS_f4.jpg
Because of overwintering in soil, beetles, earwigs and chickens would be good controls.
Ted
Can moles harm my grape roots? I've lost every battle and ultimately the war, with them, trying traps, bombs, granular stuff, kitty litter box contents, moth balls, clorox....you name it, I've tried it and lost. I don't want to use poison because we have coyotes, Great Blue Herons, etc., and I don't want harm to come to them by eating a poisoned mole. Most web sites advise using traps but either I don't place them right or my moles graduated from Harvard and too smart to dig into a trap. My senses tell me the moles themselves won't bother roots but that the billions of mice that use their tunnels will. Therefore, I'd like to get rid of the moles. Thanks for any suggestions on this pest!
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