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Apples and Pears (Problems)


Quillan

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Mrs 'Q' is away at the moment, I have no green fingers, in fact mine are the fingers of death when it comes to gardening. Everything I seem to touch dies so I need some help. Whilst touring my 'estate' I noticed a problem with apple and my pear tree and their leaf's so I took some photo's and wondered if anyone can help me with a cure. I have a book but part says it's aphids and the other a virus of some form and I don't know which. I should add that the trees are about 5M apart, one apple, one pear.

My apple tree

[IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q99/ckenway/Apple-1Forum.jpg[/IMG]

 

[IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q99/ckenway/Apple-2Forum.jpg[/IMG]

My pear tree.

[IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q99/ckenway/PearForum.jpg[/IMG]

HELP!

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We get this caterpillar attack every year and noticed the neighbour doesn't. Knowing him to be organic I asked and he refered us to this bacterial spray by"solabiol" containing bacillus thuringiensis. Soap and water won't touch it because the caterpillars protect themselves wrapped in a leaf. We got it at the local brico.
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Q

 

Picture 1 - not sure what I am supposed to be seeing except that your apple blossom has lost its petals - hopefully having set fruit-

Picture 2 - could well be the result of excessive aphid attack - have you found aphids around? - or lots of ants?  If yes then get a grease band and put it around the trunk of the tree - this will stop the ants which harvest the aphids.  The the washing up liquid spray - probably mainly under the leaves will see off the aphids.  But you do need to do both aphid and ant treatments.

Picture 3 - could well be catapillar attack - so follow WR's advice.

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