A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion Plant pests and problems Need Help With Killing Tarnished Plant Bugs

HELP ME!!!There are tarnished plant bugs all over my orange tree! How do I get rid of them?When I try to capture them,they fly away!

hey enriqus my grandma gets bug problem on her fruit trees... are they fruit flys? Well anywho read that seven concentrate forumula u said u had i think u can spray that on fruit trees... their are special sprays that are made just for fruit trees but it stinks to high heaven like rotting garlic!

Scott: could you be referring to Malathion ???

Hah!I bagged those $#@*#&%@ wih Sevin spray!They died & I haven't seen a single tarnished plant bug in days!

Glad the sevin worked enrique!!! but remember the labele says u can only use the spray i think up to 4 times a year on citrus and 6 times a year on other regular plants and bushes i think..?? Sorry carol idk sorry it's taking me so long to reply! I really don't know the name i will ask my gma tomorrow when i call her..

I just found the plant bugs on my plum tree;theyre all over it!Best thing i can do is to pick em off;the tree is blooming therefore i cant spray Sevin on it.I also found peach leaf curl on my nectarine tree,i just picked off the affected leaves & burned them.My fig tree is growing again.My grapevines are as well.

oh.. well i hope you will get them taken care of i no nothing about fruit treess barley at all im only a lil fmailier with orange and lemon and grapefruit... maybe you could try finding some organic sprays?

I solved the problem by mixing two tablespoons of Sevin with 24 oz.of water in a spray bottle.Haven't seen a single tarnished plant bug in two weeks.

Ohhhh! I tawt ya might wanna get somebody whacked, an' I was gonna give ya a good deal on ta job.