Lemon Tree Gall Wasp. Citrus Gall Wasp on Lemon Tree Pruning The Highly Infested Lemon Tree YouTube One of the most common problems of backyard lemon and grapefruit trees is citrus gall wasp The symptoms of citrus gall wasps are more apparent than the actual wasp! Why citrus gall wasps are a problem for your citrus plants
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In the Sunraysia lemon trial the reduction of galls with the Confidor Guard was visually noticeable from one year to the next One year having had some gall wasp the previous year, I decided to 'save' by not buying them
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The easiest way to identify you have a citrus gall wasp infestation is by the appearance of galls, abnormal growths or swellings on various parts of the tree A citrus gall wasp trap is a long plastic cylinder covered with horticultural glue, a very stick pest-trap glue similar to the type used for glue-banding trees to stop pests climbing up the trunk Citrus gall wasps in your lemon tree are more complicated to spot than most garden pests because they are only 3mm tall
Gall wasp damage on the branch of a lemon tree Stock Photo Alamy. One year having had some gall wasp the previous year, I decided to 'save' by not buying them Adult citrus gall wasps emerge from galls in spring - usually between mid-October to mid-December in southern Australia and are most abundant for about a month - from late October to mid-November
Severe gall wasp damage on suburban lemon tree Stock Photo Alamy. Check traps regularly and dispose of any captured pests I have pruned, cut back to bare trunk, removed the gall but they still kept coming back.