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« on: May 17, 2014, 11:46:21 am »
I've got some pictures I'm attaching, but I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what's going on with my trees. The pomegranate I just planted has weird green lumps all over the buds and the leaves are twisting all weird. Something similar is going on with the mesquites. :(
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Re: Help!
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2014, 12:17:57 pm »
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I've got some pictures I'm attaching, but I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what's going on with my trees. The pomegranate I just planted has weird green lumps all over the buds and the leaves are twisting all weird. Something similar is going on with the mesquites. :(

 
Those look like aphids to me- they can do a lot of damage to plants. I'd buy some ladybugs, and in the meantime, hose down the plants with a strong stream of water daily.
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Re: Help!
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2014, 12:20:44 pm »
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I've got some pictures I'm attaching, but I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what's going on with my trees. The pomegranate I just planted has weird green lumps all over the buds and the leaves are twisting all weird. Something similar is going on with the mesquites. :(

 
Those are aphids and the ants in the picture are farming them for honeydew.

You can stir 2 tablespoons of liquid dish soap (NOT dishwasher soap) into a gallon of water and spray on the plants to get rid of the aphids. After a few hours you can spray clean water on the plants to rinse the soap off. Don't worry about the soap getting onto the ground, it's harmless. You might need to do this every few days until the ants and/or aphids give up.

I'd say do it in the evening so the sun doesn't burn the plants where they're wet.
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Re: Help!
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2014, 01:06:39 pm »
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Those are aphids and the ants in the picture are farming them for honeydew.

You can stir 2 tablespoons of liquid dish soap (NOT dishwasher soap) into a gallon of water and spray on the plants to get rid of the aphids. After a few hours you can spray clean water on the plants to rinse the soap off. Don't worry about the soap getting onto the ground, it's harmless. You might need to do this every few days until the ants and/or aphids give up.

I'd say do it in the evening so the sun doesn't burn the plants where they're wet.

 
Awesome, thanks. I'll definitely do that this evening!

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