Pests, Diseases and Cures

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.

Looks like frost and cold wind may have affected the Acer. I have similar on some of my Acers. The far too hot April did many shrubs no favours as it persuaded them to start into growth too early only to be knocked back when the very cold spell hit. As far as I know there isn't anything you can...

Thank you a lot . I can now treat it.