Pests, Diseases and Cures

Does sound a little odd! Maybe the change from wet to hot has made them a bit dopey?

We have 3 pear trees planted 2010 as 3 yr old trees. This year all three have black spots and lesions concentrated along the central rib of the leaves. Virtually all the leaves are affected. The black areas start out moist and then tend to dry out and the leaf cracks. The worst affected tree...

No Stephen, red spider mite are completely different and ants bite, particularly the red ones.

We created the perfect condition for them in the mushroom tunnels. 98% Humidity, 35c. They loved it & made millions of babies

Thanks HarmonyArb The bark does not appear to be affected. So if there is no treatment and therefore the tree wont get any better is the next stage to cut it down and plant a new one? If so what are the risks of any new tree contracting the same disease?

It sounds like a horsehair worm to me Dave...They are harmless if a bit spooky...!!

Thanks, clueless.

I'm having some problems with part of my vine and no clue what's going on this bug was on my vine you can see part of the vine that's infected in the fires and last pics I think the bug is lady bug larva hippodamia but not sure is there anything I can apply to the vine to clear the infection...

Spray with Pravado ASAP you might salvage something

Mine was the Spanish stealth snail Ziggy

Astro Turf's probably right...first a drought...then monsoons.Who'd want to be a spud.. And, how do I keep the bl**dy ants away from my strawberries

How do I get rid of the red spider mite on my rose bush? Thanks.

I've got a 4 year old pear tree. So far it is only producing about 5 or 6 fruits each year though this year it has now decreased to two !! I have got orange spots on all the leaves and small black creepie crawlies on a lot of the leaves. This could be why the tree is not doing too well. So,...

....but if you go to the "Scratch" thread, you'll see just what to get for any itches

Well! It is the cricket season. Sorry, can't help with a cure.

You're too sweet for mosquitoes.

Sitting on my gate yesterday bright yellow almost citrus exactly like a ladybird,not sure friend or foe so left it alone

We had the same problem with emergency housing & cat fleas, the place had been empty for a while & then suddenly it was jumping. We didn't use any pesticides, just kept hoovering & it was over in a week or so, they couldn't feed off us (although they tried) and just starved to death.

Looks like mould, cant be good. I agree with westwales most likely because of over watering and too warm. If you water it with 5% hydrogen peroxide should kill it all off.

So have I Dim.