Codling Moths control in Apples and Pears

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Codling Moth Control

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Adult Moth

Life Cycle of Codling moth

All Seasons Spraying Oil.

The use of all seasons spraying oil is a natural and easy way to control a wide range of garden pests and diseases. Do not be afraid to use it on a wide range of plants. This is a simple precaution often forgotten but much valuable produce is lost each year through a failure to do this simple operation.  Exceptions are very tender plants with thin fragile leaves. The control of pests and diseases is improved greatly by getting rid of all the pruning’s, rotten fruit and mummified fruit that harbour pests and diseases.

How to use All Seasons Spraying Oil.

The use of all seasons spraying oil is a natural and easy way to control a wide range of garden pests and diseases. This is a simple and organic way to control pests and diseases. Follow the directions on the label.

Do not be afraid to use it on a wide range of plants. This is a simple precaution often forgotten but much valuable produce is lost each year through a failure to do this simple operation.  Exceptions are very tender plants with thin fragile leaves. The control of pests and diseases is improved greatly by getting rid of all the pruning’s, rotten fruit and mummified fruit that harbour pests and diseases.

Spraying deciduous shrubs, fruit trees and roses after pruning

Protecting our plants from invasive pets and diseases is far better than trying to fix the problem later.


Frequently asked questions

How do I dispose of prunings?

• After pruning pick up all the pieces you have cut off and all the dead leaves. These can be placed into the recycling bins
• Remove any old mummified fruit and place in the green waste. Don't put it into your own compost heap it probably wont get hot enough to kill and pests and diseases that may be in the fruits.

What do I spray with after pruning deciduous shrubs, fruit trees and roses?
There are two products we can use, both safe. I prefer to use them separately

All seasons spraying oil. 

• Always read the directions on the bottle
• This is one of the best products on the market and one of the easiest to use.
• Measure out the quantity required for your sprayer and fill with water and apply.
• Throughly cover the remaining stems on the shrub to ensure every part of the plant is covered.
• You might want to repeat this twice before spring growth occurs.
• Use this link to find out more All Seasons Spraying oil

Copper oxychloride

• Always read the directions
• Controls a wide range of fungal and bacterial diseases on fruit, vegetables and ornamentals.
• This is a powder so take care and mix according to the directions on the packet.
• Throughly spray the plants getting to every part of the plant.
• You can spray this twice  if necessary
• Use this link to find out more Copper oxychloride

The return of silver-leaf

During winter it's easy to spot shrubs that have their leaves turning silver, especially rhododendrons and viburnum.

What causes this to happen? Small insects called thrips are to blame.  They thrive on the sheltered microclimate on the underside of the leaves. These tiny insects have strong suction pipes which they insert into the leaf and proceed to suck out all the goodness including the chlorophyll (green colored matter) turning the leaf silver - hence the name silver leaf. Unfortunately the leaf does not recover even if you kill all the insects. 

Controlling thrips is quite easy. Regular autumn sprays of all seasons spraying oil in late summer and autumn. The oil smothers the eggs and insects effectively killing them. Spraying needs to be done regularly and every year to make sure that infestations are kept under control. For additional control add some systemic insecticide to the oil mixture.

Where infestations are known pick up all the dead leaves, which may have thrips and eggs on them, and dispose of them but not in the compost heap.

How to control whitefly

White fly can be a real menace in glasshouses in late summer and autumn. It is difficult to control as they reproduce very very quickly.

Winter is the time to start controlling whitefly.

In cold climates whiteflies usually over winter on indoor plants or in greenhouses.

The best way to control whiteflies is by using a combination of techniques. Pesticides, such as Orthene are effective but need to be combined with good garden hygiene and winter spraying of all seasons spraying oil. Whenever possible remove and destroy heavily infested foliage. If a particular plant is prone to whiteflies, you may want to avoid planting it again.

In summer you don’t notice individual whitefly; rather, you see a cloud of them when you shake or disturb an infested plant. The tiny adults and even smaller white, scale like nymphs can be found under leaves. Mature whitefly are 2 -3 mm long and resemble a tiny white moth.

Adult whitefly and nymphs both suck plant juices. In heavy infestations leaves may turn yellow and may drop prematurely. Their favourite plants include tomatoes, beans, melons, squash, peppers, fuchsias, hibiscus, geraniums, and citrus. In warm, dry, weather whitefly populations surge. Adults, nymphs, and pupae may all be present at once making it very difficult to control.

Adult whitefly are attracted to yellow, so you can trap them by putting yellow cards coated with a petroleum jelly near infested plants.

For additional information
http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/93.pdf
http://www.rnzih.org.nz/Plant_Doctor/WG156_Whitefly_infestation.htm