My first year trees (apple and pear) Have all come down with these leaf spots. I’m having trouble distinguishing between symptoms of Frog Eye Leaf spot and Alternaria Leaf Spot. Does this look like either to anyone with experience?
That definitely looks like insect damage to me. Japanese beetles leave a similarly patterned damage on my hazelnuts
If no beetles about, research “apple leaf skeletonizer”, look for signs of frass.
Does anyone recognize this fly? It’s been hanging around the citrus trees I brought inside last week, and I have resisted the urge to kill or at least remove it from the house, on the off chance it’s a predator species.
How about this one?Coenosia tigrina,Common Tiger Fly.
Anyone know these (I’m guessing) moths? They don’t look moth like while walking but they fly like one. My meyer lemon is covered in them. They seem to love the pollen and I haven’t seen them doing any damage. Also quite pretty
Google lens seems to have identified that one:
The host plant is usually tree of heaven outside south FL, and that article says:
Atteva aurea can be a minor pest in nurseries, although it rarely does serious damage
Looking on bug guide, I’d say you’ve definitely nailed the genus at least, maybe the species too. Even if it’s some other Coenosia species, it looks like they are all predators and their larvae all live in soil, so it’s welcome to stick around my indoor trees until a spider gets it at least.
Spotted this… mite, I guess?.. on a black sapote leaf in my greenhouse. Is it maybe a predatory species? I’ve released a bunch so I keep wondering if any of them ended up with a breeding population.
Google lens suggests it’s maybe in this family of snout mites, which are predatory:
After moving my citrus indoors under grow lights most look fine and are growing well but some are not and have leaves that look like this (3 pics from meyer lemon, 1 pic from kumquat). Any ideas?
Pretty common especially for citrus when moving into artificial light. Lack of light and shock (moving indoors and also moving outdoors) typically causes some signs like this in citrus. I wouldn’t worry too much about it, the only thing you can do is try to add more supplemental light and limit water more.
Your leaves will drop but come back.
It’s strange — this didn’t show up until I added more supplemental light. But it’s possible some of these lower leaves are more shaded.
How long has it been since moving the citrus indoors, adding more light, etc?
Moved them inside in late Sept or early Oct. Added lights in Nov.