peach tree pests

 


I had a  4 year old peach tree in a large pot suddenly in late spring
the
leaves began to droop. On taking it out of the pot I found a number
of small
white grubs on the roots. Has anyone any ideas as to what they
were and how to
prevent a recurrence of the problem?




--
Mike Sackville-

 


Mike Sackville-;897644 Wrote:

suddenly in late spring

I found a number

what they

Did these grubs have orange heads and were they culed up like the
letter'C'? If
so then they were/are vine weevil grubs. On none edible
crops you can use Vine
Weevil Killer as a drench, but on edible crops it
is a bit of a problem. So
first of all, wash the roots bare and repot in
clean fresh, none peat based
compost. They prefer peat. Then make
yourself a plastic lid for the soil (I use
the black plastic which is
commonly sold for covering soil. Put some small holes
in it to allow
water through and cover the soil, right up to the stem of the
plant.
Then cover the whole of it with at least 2 inches of gravel/grit. The
adults like to lay their eggs on the soil next to the stem of a plant,
so if
they cannot reach the soil they tend  to go elsewhere.




--
Owdboggy