Welcome, Marcus and Stanley!

That is a beautiful fig, Stanley! I would suggest you create a thread for it so all members will see and discuss it.

Marcus,

Did you search this thread for other members in your USDA Zone to see how they are doing with those varietals?

Stanley,

We don't grade members's English here. This is a multinational forum. Besides, your English is better than my Czech. Take care.

Kassoum, welcome and do you know the name of the fig pictured at the bottom center?

Hi, Kassoum

Does your Sbayi have the Fig Mosaic Virus? and can you please post pictures of the leaf shapes it has? Thanks!

Sounds good, Xenil. Stay warm and good luck.

Welcome, Alexis!

I realize you have been a member for over a year, but finally posted :-)) . I would love to see your set-up and pictures of figs. Feel free to start a thread if you decide to share more. Take care!

Kassoum,

Here is something I found to control them:

Batoceraru fomaculata is a polyphagous (Feeding on many different kinds of food) species which attacks both living and dead trees. While it tends to attack living trees which are stressed, it will also sometimes attack apparently healthy trees. The host range differs throughout the species' range, but mango and fig are the two most commonly attacked hosts.

Female beetle chews a small tunnel shaped depression in the tree bark and inserts an egg under the bark. After hatching from the egg, the neonate larva initially feed under the bark. Young larvae begin feeding in the phloem tissue then migrate into the heartwood to pupate. Damage from small larvae is difficult to be observed, but hole, dripping sap, and frass can be observed on the bark when they grew up. Full grown larva is 8-10 cm in length. Larval and prepupal + pupal stage lasts about 280 and 24-29 days, respectively.

Some more pics of the beetle: Search for ?? at SIAM INSECT-ZOO & MUSEUM

Management:

• As the pest is an internal tissue borer, It is very difficult to save the trees in the middle and advanced stages of infestation, even with the application of insecticides. The success of the curative treatment depends on the intensity of infestation.
• Prophylactic treatment by swabbing the trunk region upto one meter height from the ground level with a suspension of carbaryl 50 WP 0.2% [at] 4 g in one litre of water or swabbing with coal tar and kerosene (1:2), may be given twice a year during March-April and November-December to prevent egg laying by adult beetles.
• The effective control measures consist of mechanical removal of the immature stages (grubs) of the pest during initial stages of infestation, and swabbing the trunk and exposed roots with carbaryl 50 WP 0.2% [at] 4 g in one litre of water.
• Padding the stem with cotton-wool soaked with monocrotophos 36 WSC [at] 30 ml (depending on the age of the tissue) and closing the flap, gave good recovery in borer infested trees in the initial stages of infestation.
• Drenching the soil around the trunk of the tree may also be done with carbaryl 50 WP 0.2% solution ([at] 4 g in one litre of water). For this purpose, close examination of trunk portion is to be done during fruiting season (February-May).
• Adoption of phytosanitory measures such as removal of dead trees and trees with advanced stages of infestation at least once in 6 months may reduce the spread of stem and root borer infestation. Such measures are more effective in reducing the infestation, rather than prophylactic and chemical treatments.

So maybe better to try something less agressive (like neem oil) first, or just buy some mango fruit from your neighbours...

Source: http://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gardening-in-thailand/63049-best-way-of-protecting-mango-trees.html

Good luck!
 

Welcome to the forum, Dan! I too am curious about that unknown. There are a lot of desireable ones. Thanks!

Bêbera Preta & Pingo de Mel both seem very Hardy.

Welcome to the forum, Steve. That is an excellent demo. I dread the day I have to prune my in-ground trees that much but I do want to make sure they stay within arms reach come harvest time. It's coming soon though. Thanks a lot!