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3. Inspect Trees for Insects. Before bringing your citrus trees indoors for the winter, check them for leaf miners, aphids, and scale insects. To get rid of these pests, spray the trees with ...
Good drainage is critical because waterlogged soil can cause root rot, a common issue for indoor citrus trees. Water. Water your lime tree when the top 1 to 2 inches of soil feels dry to the touch ...
Some plants, such as citrus trees, can tolerate temperature dipping into the 40s, says Trejo. But it’s better to plan ahead instead of risking it if the first frost of the season sneaks up on you.
Icerya purchasi (common name: cottony cushion scale) is a scale insect that feeds on more than 80 families of woody plants, [1] most notably on Citrus and Pittosporum. Originally described in 1878 from specimens collected in New Zealand as pests of kangaroo acacia and named by W.M. Maskell "after the Rev. Dr. Purchas who, [he] believe[d], first ...
Plants located under pecan or hickory trees are particularly susceptible to sooty mold, because honeydew-secreting insects often inhabit these trees. The honeydew can rain down on neighboring and understory plants. Occasionally citrus may exude sweet sticky secretions and sooty molds can grow on these. [5]
To dispose of citrus debris it should either be heated to a minimum of 180 °F for two hours, incinerated, buried in a landfill, or fed to livestock. Plant trash should be moved with caution if at all to avoid spreading the infectious ascospores. Any trees that are infected with citrus black spot should be removed from the grove and disposed of.
Finally, inspect every plant for pests before bringing them indoors. Outdoors, pests are kept in check by natural parasites and predators . A spray off from the hose can help dislodge hitchhikers.
Citrus leafminer (CLM) are native to Asia and are found throughout the continent and beyond. Japan, the Philippines, New Guinea, India and Taiwan are some of the countries in which the pest is distributed. The pest is not exclusively found in these countries having spread to nearly every citrus growing area in the world.