Psyllid Report

[wayne olling]

Greg,

 

Further to my report last week:

 

The juvenile (just over 2m tall) E. moluccana at the corner of Leabons Lane & Seven Hills Rd South, Seven Hills, has more intensive Lace Lerp activity now than last week despite my having sprayed infected leaves last week with White Oil. Activity has spread on the tree.

 

Another mature E. moluccana on a private property in Seven Hills South which had been stripped of all leaves in the last round of Lace Lerp activity has recovered in recent weeks to have about a third of the tree with leaf cover. However, in just this past week I have observed the uniform death of the regrowth leaves as you would see with leaves of a branch broken off from a tree. Either the tree has given up or it has been poisoned. I don't think it is Lace Lerp activity due to the sudden and uniform leaf death. It is on a private property so I can't get to within 30 metres of the tree to check further.

 

Best Wishes,

Wayne