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What Else to Scout for? All trees:
Young trees:
Fresh fruit:
Fresh and process fruit:
While any pest could be on any tree, some pests present potential problems for certain classes of trees. Pests of new flush such as leafminers, aphids and psyllids are most damaging to young trees that flush often. Young trees are also especially susceptible to damage from fire ants, orange dogs, grasshoppers and black scale. Spider mites and root weevils can cause problems on all size trees, although young trees are again more susceptible. In addition to rust mites, armored scales can blemish fresh fruit and orchid thrips can cause ring spots at touch points on grapefruit. Fresh or process fruit is subject to damage from grasshoppers and stinkbugs. And watch out for larvae of the moth Selenisa sueroides that can perforate micro-sprinkler tubing while. looking for pupation sites. In addition to pests, scouts should always be on the lookout for beneficial insects and mites that are so necessary to successful pest management and whose presence indicates health and resiliency of the grove. Page Number: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 |
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