Pests, Diseases and Cures

Thanks Lolimac, glad to know it at least won't kill my azaleas as I have quite a few & a lovely Rhodedendron I have been picking them off as I see them & now I know more about it I will ensure I get them early & dispose of them properly to hopefully stop any more plants being affected! Many...

Do you live on an isolated, remote island @Effy66 ? No? Thought not Then abandoning your dalek composter isn't going to make a jot of difference to your garden visitors. I have mice here and they sprint across my patio quicker than a Quicken calculation! Are they in my dalek? ...

Thank you all so much for replying. I'm so relieved, I thought I had an infestation of some kind. Nigel J thanks for all the info, I'm glad I don't live in Mexico though as they eat them.

I'm guessing, but it looks a bit like mildew.

It sound more like a pest to me than a disease Gareth. Have you given the leaves close inspection underneath?

Crane flies don't bother me Fern but flying ants are a whole different ball game, I hate them!

yes remove a good 4 inches.New side shoots will appear very soon and the plus side you will have more blooms and a bit later than the others

Hi i have a 6 month old mango tree which has brown/black marks on it. I looked it up and it seems like anthracnose fungus. Is there a natural way to get rid of it without chemicals? If not advice on fungicides would be appreciated.

Strange you should mention that, as I picked out vine weevil larvae around my peppermint in May, when I potted it up into s bigger container.

"M" has it in her food now, Jenny

Just point away from me if you ever suffer from Wind

Thanks @Scrungee It's gonna get a huge chop this weekend.

Soapy water in a bucket or scissors at night they are horrible things.

Hi I suspect Verticillium Wilt and acers are very susceptible , sorry to say not a lot you can do its a soil based fungus that enters through the roots and they effect the veins of the tree and causes wilt and die back.Spruce

In my experience they prefer a shady spot - mine just get a few hours early morning sun and then are in shade for the rest of the day.They don't need ericaceous compost, multi purpose is fine.

I bought three Lupin The Page from Sarah Raven. They're growing quite nicely and are just coming into flower. But I have two problems:1) in the first week of owning them, I noticed little black spots appearing , first on the top of the leaf, eventually working its way through to the underside....

HiI found a lot of these flying bugs in my tomato bed. What are they? Are they harmful? If so how should I deal with them?Thanks very much!

About 2 weeks ago I noticed our Cherry tree had a pretty bad aphid infestation (the black ones) - it looks like ants were farming them. I bought some Ladybird larvae and put them in the tree about 10 days ago, with a glue band to stop the ants getting up and they've done a great job cleaning it...

I have 3 x Brugmansia plants, one of which has had the centre eaten out of it. This is a pic of the other 2. Does anyone know what is eating them and how to stop them. Tonight is the first time I actually saw a bug on one of the leaves. It was a little grey one which turned into...

Thanks, will remove the flower and see what happens.