Q. I have a rhododendron that is infested with rhododendron lace bug. Last year I bought an insecticide to rid my infested rhododendron of lace bug. Unfortunately it didn’t work. I realize that I need to spray beneath ALL the leaves to truly be effective-, which is the problem. Should I remove most of the…
Day: July 9, 2005
Bright orange pods on maple leaves
Q. I have a large Maple tree. Last year small (ball bearing size) round empty bright orange pods started growing in clusters on the leaves. I took a leave to Peninsula Gardens and nobody there knew what they were. When the leaves fell off we raked all of them up off the ground hoping that…
Peach borers
Q. My five-year-old Frost Peach tree, which produced a nice crop of peaches last year, has died. After it blossomed and started to leaf out this spring, all of the blossoms and leaves withered away, leaving it barren. Seeing no evidence of new growth, I recently cut it down, discarding all but a couple chunks…