Stone Fruit grubs (forum)

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I have older Peach and Apricot trees in which I hang fly traps and spray frequently for fruit fly but still can not stop the grubs. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Time: 4th November 2021 7:47pm

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Julie says...
What are you spraying with?

Time: 9th November 2021 1:26pm

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Boyso1 says...
Hi Julie, I'm new to stone fruits and I've been spraying with "Yates Natures Way Fruit Fly Control" & a Pyrethrum Spray. I spray regularly and discard rotten fruit but even the new fruit has a grub in it. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Steve

Time: 15th November 2021 10:46am

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ivepeters says...
Full fruit tree netting, seems to be your only hope.
I know it is the only effective solution for me where practical. Individual fruit bags, when not.


Time: 16th November 2021 6:40pm

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Julie says...
Boyso, pyrethrum is only effective if you can actually hit the flies directly, it's not a deterrent. Recommendations for pyrethrum are found on US sites - they are referring to the little flies that hang around ripe bananas,which they call fruit flies - not the medfly we get in Oz.

Since Lebaycid was banned here no-one has come up with a product that is totally effective. I live in a stone fruit growing area, and the growers seem to mostly rely on netting, which also defeats the birds. It seems to be the only answer, but a bit expensive if you have a large tree.

I bag peaches with mushroom bags clipped with a clothes peg. Apricots are a lot harder. So far I have managed to save some of them by wrapping old net curtains from the op shop around individual branches. I need to find a few more!


Time: 17th November 2021 3:30pm

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