Scale Or Mealy Bug On Cherry

/Scale Or Mealy Bug On Cherry/

Scale Or Mealy Bug On Cherry

You are probably correct that this is scale but there are also some white mealy bugs that attack Prunus species, so it could be either of these - without seeing it under a microscope sometimes it's difficult to tell which you have. Both are "sucking insects" - that is, they suck plant juices but don't bite and chew plant leaves. Both are best treated with either insecticidal soap or horticultural oil, available at your local garden center. Use according to directions. Don't be tempted to use a household soap or detergent as these commonly have other ingredients that can burn plants. You can read more about scales and mealy bug at this great website from University of Connecticut: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm/nursery/caes_fs/caes_fs_scalepests.htm

By | 2016-04-02T02:47:16-07:00 April 2nd, 2016|Plant Pests|0 Comments
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Pokeweed

Your plant is pokeweed. It grows up to 10 feet tall and is noted for purple berries that follow white flowers later in summer. Rampant in some areas and certainly a bully in the garden bed, but a valuable wildlife food source and a handsome plant. The berries are poisonous (to humans - birds love them!). It's a stunning plant, and an important resource for wildlife, so you might enjoy having it around for a while, if you can still get in and out that back door... some good info here, along with photos of what it looks like as a young seedling (because we're betting the birds who brought you this one might bring you another - maybe in a more convenient location!): http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/weedguide/singlerecord.asp?id=270

By | 2016-04-02T01:56:44-07:00 April 2nd, 2016|Weeds|0 Comments
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Chewing Insect

We cannot see the details of the insects but it appears they are chewing insects rather than sucking insects. Perhaps some type of beetle?You can spray with an organic control effective against chewing insects such as Bt or Spinosad. Once the leaves and flowers are damaged, they will not recover but so many have been affected, leave them be until more foliage emerges. Bt is a contact insecticide and Spinosad has a 7-10 day residual. Spray Spinosad in the early evening after the bees have returned to their hives. Once the spray has dried on the plant it is safe for beneficials. There are also chemical formulations that are effective controls, but suggest you show your photo or perhaps capture a few in a bottle for a local garden center to confirm their identity and suggest a remedy.

By | 2016-04-02T01:52:29-07:00 April 2nd, 2016|Perennials|0 Comments
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Tomato Adventitious Roots

The bumps along your tomato stem are its efforts to send out roots.Tomato plants tend to grow adventitious roots along its stem and that is why tomato gardeners plant them deep to keep the plant sturdy and vigorous. The adventitious roots could also be a reaction to a fungus infestation or irregular water. They tell you there is stress, but are not themselves a problem. The plants look like they are falling over or a large amount of water has passed over them. Are they so full of fruit that they can't stand up? Try thinning the fruit to see if that helps. Transplanting is a good idea but it might send the plant into shock. Perhaps you could try 1 plant to see how it goes. If they are still in the pot, add more soil and try to prop them up. Are you using tomato cages? That might help also.

By | 2016-04-01T23:44:31-07:00 April 1st, 2016|Vegetable Plants|0 Comments
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Moth Orchid

The flowers are a bit blurry in this picture. However from the foliage we feel this is a Phalaenopsis. Phalaenopsis s one of the easiest orchids to grow indoors. To get it to rebloom, make sure it gets enough light (bright east or west window) and feed with a bloom booster fertilizer (a fertilizer with a higher middle number or a slow-release fertilizer formulated for orchids). It does not tolerate temperatures below 60-65 degrees F. When in bud or bloom, the plant must be kept above 65 degrees or the buds will turn yellow and drop. Do not overwater. Do not allow to sit in water as this leads to root rot. Water until it flows out the drainage holes in the bottom before setting it another container if it is in a pot within a pot.

By | 2016-04-01T22:45:45-07:00 April 1st, 2016|House Plants|0 Comments
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Sooty Mold

Well-named, this fungus is a byproduct of insects feeding on the plant, usually aphids, but on a lemon it's likely to be scale. The insect excretes excess plant juices onto the leaves below and the sooty mold grows on that. It's likely that the floor under your plant is sticky from sooty mold as well. You know it's sooty mold if it rubs off. Scale on lemons is usually brown or tan bumps on the underside of leaves or stems of the plant. You can scratch them off with your thumb. Put the plant in the shower and wash it off as best you can, and spray while it's there with insecticidal soap or horticultural oil - ask at your garden center for a product for scale. Gently scratch off any scale that you can as well, and wipe leaves with a soft, damp cloth.

By | 2016-04-01T22:10:28-07:00 April 1st, 2016|Plant Pests|0 Comments
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Baby Necklace

It is a cross of two South African succulents, Crassula perforata known as 'String of Buttons', with Crassula rupestris ssp. marnieriana. Baby Necklace is a very hardy and ornamental plant with small, rounded, fleshy leaves tightly stacked, and usually multicolored resembling a string of beads like on a necklace. This plant stays fairly small (6"-12"+ tall) and has excellent drought and cold tolerance though prefers some sun protection. Provide porous soil with adequate drainage. Full sun or very bright light and ample airflow. Water thoroughly when soil is dry to the touch. Water with caution in winter, as the plant can lose its roots if the soil stays cold and wet for extended periods; protect from frost to prevent scarring.

By | 2016-04-01T21:37:23-07:00 April 1st, 2016|Succulents|0 Comments
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Clematis Cultivar Not Blooming

Clematis may take 2-3 years to begin blooming. Here are a few care tips that may help your plant flower: most Clematis prefer their "feet" in the shade and their faces in the sun, so apply a layer of mulch around the plant leaving about 2-3 inches clear around the base of the plant. Water regularly when in the growth and bloom cycles and feed with a slow-release or organic fertilizer after blooms are spent. Be careful not to use a high nitrogen fertilizer as that will encourage leaf growth over flower formation. You may also want to consult these clematis FAQs: http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/clematis/ Also suggest you show your photo to a horticulturist at your local garden center to find out if they any other suggestions for you.

By | 2016-04-01T20:16:37-07:00 April 1st, 2016|Vine Plants|0 Comments
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Spider Plant

Your plant's foliage indicates it is a spider plant. Mature spider plants bear small white clusters of flowers and small offsets (baby plants) at the end of elongated stems. Both 'Vittatum' and 'Variegata' have white striped leaves. Easy to grow in baskets to best display the babies that fall on long stems, giving the plant its other common name, airplane plant. Outdoors does best in filtered light or partial shade, with regular water and fertilize with a slow release or organic food formulated for perennials. Indoors needs well-drained potting mix, water sparingly - only when the soil feels dry to the touch down to the first knuckle. As with your other houseplants, feed with a slow release or organic fertilizer formulated for container houseplants.

By | 2016-04-01T19:48:03-07:00 April 1st, 2016|House Plants|0 Comments
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Cyclamen

Your plant belongs to the Cyclamen genus of which there are many species and hybrids. A native of Europe, the Mediterranean region and Asia, these plants are prized for their flowers and attractive clumps of green or variegated foliage. Depending on the cultivar, the flowers look like shooting stars or butterflies and come in hues of pink, red, magenta, white or bi-colors. In your area will do best indoors during the winter months where there is bright, indirect light. Water when the top of the soil feels dry. Continue to care for Cyclamen until the foliage yellows and dies back. From tubers, it will go dormant in the summer, but will return in the cooler seasons. These can be tricky to re-bloom: let the bulbs rest in their pots for a month and then begin watering again.

By | 2016-04-01T19:36:57-07:00 April 1st, 2016|Perennials|0 Comments
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