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Great set :)
 
It's all happening at your place Gav :D
Well spotted and taken (y)

BTW did you see you have aphids on your Bonsai ?
There is at least 2 in #4. And most likely a lot more.
 
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"Excellent" set of macro/close up captures Gav, with some good detail.
 
Cobra said:
It's all happening at your place Gav :D
Well spotted and taken (y)

BTW did you see you have aphids on your Bonsai ?
There is at least 2 in #4. And most likely a lot more.
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Thank you, Chris, busy little spot :D
I did, there are a few on them, I'm hoping the Bluetits and Ladybirds spot them soon ;)
That's the Firethorn they are on at the minute.

Do you treat your trees for them? I've always let nature do it's thing, had no willow aphids this year :)

G.K.Jnr. said:
"Excellent" set of macro/close up captures Gav, with some good detail.
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Thank you George (y)
 
Gav-canon said:
Do you treat your trees for them?
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I hardly if ever get them on the trees, they tend to head for the winter flowering clematis, they don't damage it, I just let the ants farm them and get the shots :D
Although their numbers have been greatly reduced, since I bought ladybird larvae the other year.

My biggest problem is scale, bloody things, they attack the flowering cherries, stopping them, well one of them, from flowering this year.
And I only pulled a couple off in the spring, too.
And yet the ash forest gets covered in them, but it doesn't stop that from growing.
 
Cobra said:
I hardly if ever get them on the trees, they tend to head for the winter flowering clematis, they don't damage it, I just let the ants farm them and get the shots :D
Although their numbers have been greatly reduced, since I bought ladybird larvae the other year.

My biggest problem is scale, bloody things, they attack the flowering cherries, stopping them, well one of them, from flowering this year.
And I only pulled a couple off in the spring, too.
And yet the ash forest gets covered in them, but it doesn't stop that from growing.
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We've got ants farming on the large maples they farmed the willow last year.

I'm thinking of Ladybird larvae, did they work on the scale? Lacewing could be another?
 
Gav-canon said:
I'm thinking of Ladybird larvae, did they work on the scale? Lacewing could be another?
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I don't think anything natural attacks scale.
Small toothbrush and lots of patience :D
 
Cobra said:
I don't think anything natural attacks scale.
Small toothbrush and lots of patience :D
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Not sure if this is of interest or not but thought I'd post :)

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Lacewings are listed as pest control for scale here
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Toiletduck is good on 'scale too :p:exit:
 
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