Thank you @LarryGene. I appreciate the clarification!
Leaf hoppers?
Just one leaf on my Keiffer pear, the rest are healthy. While I love the tie dye look, it is unsettling on my trees. Any thoughts?
Susu: One of the Flatid Planthoppers, perhaps this one:
(planthoppers and leafhoppers are in different Superfamilies of insects)
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The shape of the body looks like a young stink bug. But thr color is not. The young/ immature stink bug in my yard has dark grey/black color with white band
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Had lots of green stink bugs around earlier this year so that makes sense
Yes, one of the stinkbug nymphs. Generally a pest.
Since they are not yet capable of flight, try tapping them off the plants into a container of soapy water; this is the fastest way to trap and kill.
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@LarryGene at el,
What is this insect? It is pretty big compare to other wasps and bees I have seen. Is it a friend or foe?
Found it out. Great Golden Digger wasp, nice name. Benign and gentle so I let it go.
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Looking for some help in my small orchard. I planted a few trees in the Fall of 2015, Spring of 2016 and Spring of 2017. So, none of the trees are very old. Iāve been keeping a photo album of all the issues Iāve been seeing so please see the link for photos.
I think I have several things going against me and Iām not sure where to start or what to do. I was in touch with my local university extension but the guy, with whom I was communicating, seems to have dropped off the face of the planet.
Things I think/know I have:
- I think I have some of the same ailments as what @PA_Fruit_Grower photographed. I canāt tell if thatās a calcium deficiency or something else.
- I know I have Cedar Apple Rust (CAR) but I know CAR doesnāt typically hurt the trees too bad.
- I may also have Frogeye leaf spot.
- I see damage from Japanese beetles.
Does anyone else see anything Iām missing or failed to mention?
The sprays Iām using (listed below) donāt seem to do a lot to help. Am I using the wrong product(s)? Is there something better/stronger?
Sprays Iām using:
- Agri-Fos (systemic fungicide applied every 8-12 weeks)
- Bonide Fruit Tree Spray (foliar spray applied every week or so - weather permitting)
- Monterey Fruit Tree & Vegetable Systemic Soil Drench (systemic insecticide applied annually)
I use Starkās Tre-Pep a couple times in the spring and early summer to help with root development. I dropped about 10-20 pounds of mulched manure around the drip-line of the trees a few months ago. I typically spread some high-calcium lime around the drip-line of the trees a couple times a year - especially when I know thereās a good, soaking rain coming.
Iām trying to get a handle on these issues but, as you can see from those photos, Iām failing. I visit local orchards and see big, healthy leaves and then I come home to see my trees and cringe. My great-grandfather grew apples. My grandfather grew apples. My father grows apples elsewhere in the state. What am I missing or doing wrong??
Hi there,
My advice is for you to create a new thread about your apple issues. Title it something like āSeveral Apple Problems, Help, pleaseā, or something like that.
A new thread will attract those with apple experience. There are a lot of them in this forum. You are likely to get more answers with a new thread than posting here IMHO.
RichardRoundtree:
One of the Long-Horned Beetles. Tragidion coquus.
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Looks like a Blister Beetle,possibly Epicauta floridensis or Epicauta fabricii.The adults eat flowers and leaves.bb
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I usually get the striped blister beetles, not these solid colored ones. Shoulda squished em when i had the chance. Thanks @Bradybb.
Of the two proposed by Bradybb, E. fabricii is the more likely one, occuring in Kansas.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/245350
^ scroll down to food; includes potato