Please help - what's wrong with my limequat?

HU-152919394

6 years ago

I have a new-ish dwarf limequat tree, that didn't arrive in the best condition and has only got worse.

-First I thought it was citrus greening, because of the small bugs and the twisted and colour of the leaves, but you don't get that in this part of the world.

-Then I thought that it was a nutrient deficiency so I gave it nutrients intended for citrus, with added Fe and Mg, but the tree is now flowering but still doing worse.

-The leaves are turning brown and red.

-The bugs are also getting worse

and I can't identify them. Maybe they're doing well from the added nutrients.

-There are also small, black 'pock marks' on some leaves.

-I've also given it Confidor insecticide (imidacloprid) but it hasn't had any effect.

Can anyone please help me identify the cause of any of these issues??

Thank you!!!

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Comments (5)

poncirusguy6b452xx
6 years ago
Nice hat in the first picture. Check PH of your water. Here in Cincinnasti Ohio it is 7.8 and I must add vinegar to the water or collect rain water for my trees'

Steve
bklyn citrus (zone 7B)
6 years ago
I'm wondering if you have flying ants
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HU-152919394
Original Author
6 years ago
@poncirusguy6b452xx thanks but I don't think it's soil pH. Someone else has suggested that it may be an Mn deficiency.

@bklyn citrus (zone 7B) they're not flying ants but I really can't work out what they are. Fungus gnats seems the most logical but I'm not entirely convinced...
bklyn citrus (zone 7B)
6 years ago
Not fungus gnats, I just had an infestation over winter had to put out pots early using yellow stickies and mosquito bits for BT - couldn't eradicate only control (I have side drainage holes in pots and they would go in the sides) - they are TINY. It looks like some kind of ant in the mating phase.......Outside I've also have aphids, wooly aphids and cherry mites - so I went after the ants themselves in pots and garden - Terro liquid highly recommended
hibiscus909
6 years ago
look into zinc deficiency

I use a chelated iron product that also includes micros (zinc and others)