Question for JBP experts

anttal63

thats cause they know what the good stuff is.

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GB_Bonsai

looks like a black fly...kinda...sorta

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greerhw

I will have to keep a close eye on my pines for the couple of weeks just in case the little b#*@#ds layed eggs.

Harry

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Rock Chester

Harry,
I have had many years of fight with giant black aphid. I thought I was the only one, because no one spoke of it.

Some years better than others look for ants along with them . they attack the new candle as it starts to elongate must be like BBQ ribs to them.

Easy kill used to be Isotox now no ;longer sold i think , orthene is next best thing.

Malathion make them hungrier and they laugh and thank you for insecticidle soap and they ask for rice and beans if you spray them with pepper and garlic.

good luck

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Rock Chester

uh huh, three sprays 15 day interval

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Marie1uk

Hi Harry,

Maybe you could do a google images search for the following to see if they match your pest (All are common JBP pests):

Sawfly, Needle Miner, Bark beetle, shoot borer & mealy bugs.

JBP's are relatively pest free - the big killer is the pine nematode.

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greerhw

You da man Rock Chester, I was beginning to think I dreamed them up. Never had them before, but I bought 5 new JBP's from 4 different parts of the country so I don't really know where they came from. So, after the first three treatments are you through with them for this growing season ?
Thanks, Harry

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bonsaikc

Harry,
We missed you at the workshop! Hope to meet you soon. What you need here is not a JBP expert but a pest expert.

One thing to note: spider mites will also attack Japanese black pines, so spraying them three or four applications 10-15 days apart will pretty much keep them in check. I don't know if there's ever a way to get rid of them completely.

Good luck.

Chris

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greerhw

Thanks Buddy,
I hope to meet you soon, maybe you can down for one of Franks workshops.All I've heard are good things about you.

Harry

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