Forum: Pest & Disease Control

hi can any one enlighten me as to what my olive trees suffer from every 2 to 3 years in between the leaves we get a white fungi or cotton wool...

Can someone tell me what this is ? The Greek name would be great. Thanks Petros

I have tried a home made olive fly trap this year. The results seem to be excellent but I cannot be completely sure until the olives are picked in a...

Hi, We've recently discovered an aggressive pest on our Olive Tree which we're struggling to identify to remove and possibily identify. All the...

Hello all.this is my first attempt at posting. We have a 2500 tree grove in Western Australia, close to the ocean. The oldest trees were planted in...

Good morning - it's winter, we´re going to prune our two year old trees (from the trunk upwards what is necessary) Some people advise us to apply a...

Hi all, We lost virtually all of our small crop this year to birds - red parrots. They seemed to be feeding on the grass seed within the grove and...

This is my first posting on the new forum and I am still trying to negotiate my way arround the new format. I have noticed on my last walk through...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>Brian There's just nothing new under the sun is there? In preparation of the years...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>Hi All Trying to find an appropriate insecticides to control these pest Thanks ...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>Dear All, I have a couple of questions that somebody may be able to help me with: ...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>This is it! Last year, we planted 4000 young olive trees on a beautiful piece of land...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>My last independent soil test revelealed a slight Boron deficiency. Based on the...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>We are suffering badly from black sooty mould. I know this subject has been discussed...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>I have noticed a couple of groves where the owner has painted a white substance on the...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>Dear all, I am after some comments on an olive oil I made this year. A couple of...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>G'day The rates of Boron mentioned from the information I have appear extreme. Soil...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>I have been off the site for a while and have just rejoined. See the 3 photos under...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>Hello Trudy It's not possible to diagnose a problem online but there are a number of...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>Of course Guido is right about the fire risk from mulch compared to a clean cultivated ...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>Dear all, Does anybody have any experience - good or bad - in using pre-emergent...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>Hello the list Here is a picture of an unknown disease appeared on one of my trees....

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>Has anybody come across this at all? Mike, Thanks for that. This morning ironically,...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>My experience with sooty mould is similar to Mike's. Despite the fact I have eliminated...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>Dear All, I've been having a running battle with the spread of sooty mould through...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>Hello Olive group I have been a member of this group for some time now. Previously I...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>BlankHi All, As any of you know that press Olive Oil you get time to ponder while...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>Hi All; Reading through some of the past posts, I saw some discussion about olive...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>Hi Fellow Australian Olive Growers You may or may not be aware that for the...

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <pre>Dear All, Has anybody had any experience in trying to eradicate Black Scale using...