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THINGS TO EXPECT:
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| SPIDER
MITES will continue troublesome. Morning rinsing of foliage with forceful,
fine spray of water at. least weekly through May is helpful. Pesticides
may be necessary. |
CITRUS THRIPS
cause scarred, distorted leaves. Spraying yard trees has not been practical.
If done wait until after bloom.
Click
here for photo Adult thrip.
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| SEASONAL LEAF DROP.
an Carob, African Sumac, pines and other trees as weather warms up. |
| WOOLY APHIDS on
Ash trees. They're moldy appearing pests that infest undersides of leaves
causing downward curling. |
| ASHWORMS are gray,
less than an inch long, night feeders and crawl under bark of limbs and
trunk during the day. |
| PECAN APHIDS. Control
with pesticides may be necessary. |
| LEAF
FOOTED PLANT BUGS on deciduous fruit and nut trees. Nymphs (young),
which resemble small pink spiders, are easier controlled than the gray-black
adults. |
| FALSE CHINCH BUGS
in St. Augustine lawns. Control with pesticides may be necessary. |
| MILDEW ON GRAPES.
Treat with sulfur every two weeks. Discontinue when temperatures warm up
into the 90s. |
| MIGRATION OF INSECTS
in to landscapes as winter weeds and desert vegetation dries up. |
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THINGS TO DO:
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| PLANT CITRUS TREES.
Young 2-5 year old trees transplant most successfully. Larger older trees
are more costly and suffer more shock. Protect bark from sunburn. |
| DON'T LET WEEDS
G0 TO SEED-- Attach a good clipping catcher and mow off seed heads. |
| DE-THATCH BERMUDA GRASS
LAWNS, (including Hybrids) by verticutting, power raking or scalping (close
mowing). Fertilize about early May. |
| PREVENT PROSTRATE
SPURGE by applying recommended pre-emergence herbicides immediately after
de-thatching in areas where this weed is troublesome. |
| PLANT NEW SUMMER
LAWNS after nighttime temperatures warm up into the upper 60 s. |
| PROTECT TENDER BARK
OF TREE TRUNKS AND LIMBS FROM SUNBURN. Apply white tree paint. |
| FERTILIZE BERMUDA GRASS
LAWNS during late April or early May. |
| YELLOWING PALM FOLIAGE
could be seasonal maturing of lower, older fronds, Nitrogen or Iron deficiency. |
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