g'day linda,
i guess you mean mealy bugs?
so along those lines her goes:
look for ants, the ants ahve a symbiotic relation****p with these sorts
of bugs scale & aphids included, for effective control you will need
to move the ants on first in most cases.
to treat the mealy bug spray with a "white oil" product you can either
buy a commercial product (a petroleum bi-product it is) or make one
yourself (see recipe on our remedies page).
give all teh affected areas (probably most of the tree) a good dose
after the heat of the sun, you may need successive sprayings over the
next weeks months to get complete control.
ther a re a couple of products you might hunt up either from growers
suppliers or produce agencies, one is a "gel" that you apply in a
strip down near the base of the tree this stops ants from going up the
tree, ensure that no part of the tree touches any other tree or fence,
or the ants will take that route.
the other is a tape that does much the same as the gel.
try this site they may be able to help?
http://www.greenharvest.com.au/
the white oil isn't systemic so it doesn't get taken in by the plant
so their is little chance of much if any residuals ending up in the
apples, this task of course might better be done with no fruit on the
tree?? or wash fruit thoroughly or peel the skin off??
keep us informed
On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:15:50 +1000, LindaB <kapana@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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