What do they look like?The Queensland fruit fly is native to Australia and occurs throughout Queensland and NSW. It is reddish-brown with yellow markings, slightly larger than a housefly. Ripening fruit is its favoured target, so fruit that is picked green is usually not affected. The adult female lays her eggs under the ski...
Possums and birds are the bane of gardeners lives, often enjoying the fruits of your labours before you do. We have found physical barriers are the only failsafe way to protect vegetables and spraying deterants over larger trees to stop them eating roses, magnolias and citrus. Bird netting provides a physical barrier, which ...
Spray pruned roses and deciduous fruit trees with Lime Sulfur to disinfect trees against fungal spores and insect eggs, reducing problems in spring and summer. Considered the safest, least toxic and most effective control for Peach Leaf Curl, Peach Rust, Black Spot and Powdery Mildew. Start late winter as a preventitive control,...
What do they look like?New shoots are smothered with tiny green aphids that suck the sap and cause wilting and lack of flower development. Tiny soft-bodied insects breed very rapidly and should be controlled. Watch for tiny green aphids inside the petals of tulips. They will damage the flower and spoil your display. Small c...
Plant ProtectionProtect your more frost sensitive plants with a spray with Yates Droughtshield which puts a protective, polymer film over the surface of the leaf. Light fabrics are also available as a frost protection.Move potted plants that hate the cold such as Mandevellas up against masonry walls where radiant heat will keep ...
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