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Sep 22nd, 2007 at 07:42 AM
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Help, please! I rescued a ficus benjamin, quite a big tree with big leaves, but they are split and dry and yellow at the edges and one green leaf has eggs imbedded inside. What parasites are they, how can I get rid of them, what spray to use, etc.???? Thanks for all help! geenbeen
We are part of nature, if we use it it will sustain us, if we respect and love it we may learn some of its secrets. (Sydney Krivenko)
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I believe they are parasitic wasps...they look disgusting and gross and I have them all over a large tree...but the wasps are supposed to lay eggs in bad bugs like cabbage worms and tomato hornworms so I let them be. the tree here is deciduis and drops it leaves every year so I don't worry too much...I don't think there is a solution once the eggs are laid
Helping the world one seed at a time When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. Mary Ann LaPensee
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I just re-read your post...one leaf, so I assume if its one leaf you can just pull it out for aesthetics, but leaving it probably won't do harm
Helping the world one seed at a time When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. Mary Ann LaPensee
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