HELP-My Plumerias are under attack!

19 years ago

Dennis and I were sitting on the patio and we we noticed my much loved Aztek Gold Plumie from Lady looked like it was hit with a blow torch! Dennis thought that maybe he may have accidentally hit it with the hedge trimmer this weekend when trimming th coco plums, but on closer inspection...this is what we have.

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The Leaf ends look burned and there is a yellowing on them like something is sucking the life out of them. He went outside the pool cage and on one of the larger leaves found these 2 stick like spiders, beetles?? He tried to capture one so I could photo it but it got away. There also appears to be eggs being laid on the back spines and at the fringes of the burned looking leaves. Can anyone tell what it is? It is moving to some of my other Plumies too. How do I treat it and get rid of these torchers???

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tropicalfreak
19 years ago
Cindee,

Do you have a Systemic?? I would use the stuff for Roses on mine. I used the garnular. Sprinkle on top and water in. I would remove the leaves and then treat. You might do it a couple times.

Looks like Black Spot by the way.

Hope you are doing well.

Tropicalfreak
cindeea
Original Author
19 years ago
Cliff, I do not have that "Systemic" stuff you mentioned. It really looks NOTHNG like black spot in person, it is a horrid ripping and burning of the leaves. I am tempted to cut all the leaves off. Does a fungicidal soap spray help? I am afraid I am going to loose all my plumies to this.
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tropicalfreak
19 years ago
So, it is a bug?
See if this helps you figure it out. I will ask on the FPS forum. Oh, did you post here on the plumie forum??

http://www.plumeria101.com/problems/grasshopper.html

Cliff
tropicalfreak
19 years ago
Sorry! I meant to link you to this page.

http://www.plumeria101.com/problems.html

Cliff
wanda662
19 years ago
cindeea, could it be white fly? That will turn the leaf yellow. Or spider mites? I would use the soap and water spray on them. I also use murphy's soap with the soap and water spray.
You know you also have to spray early or late in the day or it will burn your leaves.
Hope you get it under controll!
cindeea
Original Author
19 years ago
Cliff...what do I know?? I found 1/2 bottle of Ortho Systemic spray in the garage this morning and caught my neighbor as she was leaving for work so I could use her hose attachmnt. GAWD that stuff stinks! I think I got as much on me as I did on the trees trying to cover all the leaves and high branches. Looking at Plumeria 101, it really does look like a grasshopper attack. Dennis said that he thought the stick bug looked like a small grasshopper too. Let's see if it works. I soaked them early this morning. Now I need a shower as I can't get that smell out of my nose!
katkin_gw
19 years ago
Cindee, hope it's not lubbers like I've been plagued with. You must kill them or they'll lay eggs and you'll have even more next year. :o(
cindeea
Original Author
19 years ago
Katkin, it's green hoppers I am seeing. After totally trashing all those babies and using the golf course chemical den brought me for them last year, I haven't (KNOCK-On-WOOD) seen a lubber since.