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CliffH

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Posted 1472248847	Reply with quote #1

I guess today is my day for posting on the forum... I went out to check my newly rooted trees after several days of rain, and found that most are covered in small moth like bugs. I am new to figs and fruit trees. Don't know with they are, but they are probably not good. What are they, and how do I get rid of them if they will hurt my trees? Attached Images Bug_Pic_1.jpg (24.96 KB, 37 views) __________________ Texas (N. Houston area) - zone 8b Wish List: Figo Preto, Col de Dame Blanca-Negra, Deanna, Strawberry Verte, Violette de Sollies, LSU Red (new)

pverdes3

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Posted 1472275383	Reply with quote #2

These look like the Citrus Planthopper on my figs here in Hungary at an earlier stage of development, or something close relative. Do you see white waxy residue on the green growth? They feed on sap. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalfa_pruinosa __________________ Gabriel - Hungary - zone 6b/7a Wish list: Izbat an Naj, Ice Crystal, Tashkent

CliffH

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Posted 1472350044	Reply with quote #3

Thanks. I will check. The fig trees with the little bugs are only a few feet from some of my smaller, in ground, satsuma orange trees. __________________ Texas (N. Houston area) - zone 8b Wish List: Figo Preto, Col de Dame Blanca-Negra, Deanna, Strawberry Verte, Violette de Sollies, LSU Red (new)

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