[Arid_gardener] Italian Cypress problem

[Tyler Storey]

Rajesh, good afternoon,

>From the pictures you attached I would say your diagnosis is spot-on: you
have spider mites on your Italian Cypress.  There are two things you can do
to try to control the mites, both fairly easy because your plants are still
small.  First, once a week, in the morning, hit the plants, especially the
infested area, with a strong blast of water from the hose - strong enough to
really blast the little critters but not strong enough to damage the trees.
If that seems ineffective, use an insecticidal soap to spray the plants,
being thorough and following the directions on the label exactly.  There are
miticides that are available, but those tend to be strong chemicals, and are
probably not necessary.  I have had great luck with the water-blast method.


 

I hope this helps,

Tyler

 

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From: arid_gardener-bounces at CALS.arizona.edu
[mailto:arid_gardener-bounces at CALS.arizona.edu] On Behalf Of Raj Mangal
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 11:32 AM
To: arid_gardener at CALS.arizona.edu
Subject: [Arid_gardener] Italian Cypress problem

 

Hello,

 

I got your reference from a forum. I live in Gilbert, AZ and am looking some
help on saving my Italian Cypress. I planted 4 Italian Cypress in May 2007
each 5 gallon size. They have been doing very well (now almost 8+ gallon
size) until few days back. Out of four, I am seeing problem in two of them.
They look whitish or pale, dusty from bottom, have spider webs (please see
the attached photos). I suspect spider mite but not sure. They get water
regularly. I started watering them twice a week from April (it was once a
week before in winter)), around 4 gallons of water each time. I even
fertilized them at the end of February 2008. I am wondering what is going
on.

 

I will appreciate your help, advising me to save them.

 

Thank you for your time.

 

Regards

Rajesh Mangal 

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