Pest Control   Bioneem   Fire Ants   What's Bugging You   Main Care Sheets Page What's Bugging You???   FIGHT PESTS WITH THIS ROGER'S GARDENS CARE SHEET           ANTS_Diazinon; Ortho Diazinon Granules, Tanglefoot CookeDursban Plus. APHIDS_Safer Insecticidal Soap, Malathion Safer Insecticidal Soap, Orthene Ladybugs, Praying Mantids. ASH WHITEFLY Orthene **(also see reverse side) Ladybugs. BUDWORMS Orthene, Dipel Safer B.T. Caterpillar Killer. CUTWORMS Diazinon; Metro Soildrin-D, Cooke Dursban Plus. EARWIGS Metro Bug-Bait, Diazinon. EUGENIA Orthene. PSYLLID **(also see reverse side). FLEAS_Malathion, Diazinon, Cooke Dursban Plus (in turf). FUNGUS GNATS Dexol Tender Leaf. GOPHERS_Cooke Quick Action Gopher Mix, Gopher Trap, Dexol Gopher Gassers. GRUBS Diazinon, Soildrin, Cooke Dursban Plus (in lawn or soil). LAWN INSECTS Diazinon, Soildrin, Cooke Dursban Plus. LEAF MINERS_Orthene, Isotox. MEALYBUGS_Orthene; Malathion Safer Insecticidal Soap, Dexol Whitefly/Mealybug Spray Praying Mantids. MITES Isotox, Cooke's Garden Insect Spray Safer Insecticidal Soap, Ladybugs. MITES/INDOORS Dexol Red Spider Mite Killer. POWDERY Ortho Funginex, Orthenex Safer Garden Fungicide. MILDEW RUST_Ortho Funginex, Orthenex Safer Garden Fungicide. SCALE_Malathion, Orthene Volck Oil. SCALE/INDOORS Dexol Tender Leaf. SNAILS,SLUGS_Metro "That's It" SOWBUGS_Metro All Purpose Bug-Bait Cooke Dursban Granules. THRIPS_Malathion, Orthene Safer Insecticidal Soap. WHITEFLY_Cooke's Garden Insect Spray, Orthene, Safer Sticky Whitefly Trap, Dexol Whitefly/Mealybug Spray Ladybugs, Safer Insecticidal Soap. CATERPILLARS_Safer B.T. Caterpillar Killer Safer B.T. Caterpillar Killer.             Ringer Caterpillar   ABOUT EUGENIA PSYLLIDS   Eugenia is a waxy-leaf ornamental shrub commonly used as a hedge or small tree in California. On just about every eugenia in Southern California you will see signs of the insect eugenia psyllid. Eugenia psyllids first appeared in California in May of 1988. You probably won't actually see the insect itself -- only the damage it does. Signs include pits on the leaves and distorted or blistered foliage, all mostly on new growth. Adult female psyllids lay their eggs on the new growth of the eugina. Eggs hatch into nymphs which feed on the underside of leaves. The psyllid reproduces year round in coastal California. Psyllids do not kill the eugina, or even cause any significant decline in health. They are merely aesthetically damaging by distorting the new foliage. Control (non-chemical): Low to moderate levels of insects can be managed merely by periodic shearing of the new growth on the eugina. such trimming removes the succulent new growth the psyllids feed on. The maximum benefit from pruning is achieved when all euginas on a property are sheared at the same time. Control (chemical): Insecticides are available which can be used for psyllid control. Currently recommended is the insecticide Orthene. Orthene will control psyllids for up to four weeks. Insecticides are most effective when applied as flushes of new growth occur. ABOUT ASH WHITEFLY   Ash whiteflies are tiny, white winged insects which can be seen with the naked eye. They can be found flying around or sitting on the underside of leaves. Heavy infestations result in large amounts of honeydew secretions which fosters growth of sooty mold that often drops on sidewalks. Plants are damaged by the adults and nymphs which suck sap from the leaves. Plants will better tolerate the ash whitefly if they are given extra water and are fertilized regularly. Control: there is no pesticide that completely eradicates the ash whitefly, and plants are quickly reinfested. Keep in mind that whenever you spray an insecticide, you are also killing beneficial insects as well as the damaging insects. These beneficial insects feed on the harmful insects and help keep them under control naturally. For this reason, use of pesticides is usually not recommended for large trees. Orthene, sprayed every seven days, has shown to be effective in suppressing whitefly populations of limited amouts, and is practical for small areas or just a few plants. As with any pesticide, please read label carefully for instructions or limitations.