Seasonal Information
Customer Question – Is this Scale Insect?
Q. “Hello, I have a curry leaf plant that has a very bad case of what I think is scale insects. Photo is attached. When I first got it it
11 November 2024
Customer Question – Treating Fuchsia Gall Mite NOW?
Q. “Hi – I now know my fuchsia have gall mite having read the info on your site. Is it too late in the year to use the sachets? Should
28 October 2024
2nd application of Leatherjacket Killer?
Q. “Hi, Four weeks ago I treated our lawn with Leatherjacket Nematodes. I was thinking of applying a second dose in next couple of days, to be on the safe
18 October 2024
Customer Question – Woolly Aphids
Q. “Woolly Aphids – I’ve trained a crab apple into a fan (see below) and it’s looking lovely, but has had woolly aphids for the last 2 years with a
14 October 2024
Customer Question – Woolly Aphids
Q. “Woolly aphid have infested my fan trained crab apple for the last 3 years – pictures attached. I bought ladybirds x2 in spring but never saw any after I
26 September 2024
Fuchsia Gall Mite
Fuchsia Gall Mite is a microscopic sap-sucking pest that causes extensive damage to the growing tips of the plants affecting the appearance of fuchsias. These tiny pest mites cannot be
14 August 2024
Controlling Scale Insect
Q. “Hello, our website directed me to ask this question about releasing lacewings after treating a tree with bug clear ultra. We have a significant infestation of scale insect on
2 August 2024
Customer Question – Leatherjackets and dead lawn.
Q. “Hi – We have an infestation of leatherjackets in our garden. I have purchased some Nemasys Leatherjacket Killer nematodes, but wanted to check something. The leatherjackets have killed all
10 June 2024
Customer Update – Bee Factory
Hello Jon, I would like to report that all appears well with the Bee Factory. The “home” was placed outside some while ago in what I hoped was a good
10 June 2024
Customer Question – What is this?
Q. “Can you identify this please and suggest a solution?” Many thanks Karen A. Thanks for the message and this is woolly aphids and we use a combination of SB
10 June 2024