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TooFarNorth:
I found this on one of my Okitsu Wase fruit today. This is the only fruit on the tree like this. None of my other trees have any like this either.



Any ideas?

TFN

Millet:
TFN, the peel scaring on your fruit is caused by an insect called a thrip.  Thrips are a sucking insect, as they feed on the peel it takes away the chlorophyll.  Actually not much damage to the fruit.  Can be controlled by a routine HO spay.

TooFarNorth:
Thanks, Millet.

TFN

TooFarNorth:
Hey, Millet. How often do you recommend spraying citrus with HO?  I feel like I need to spray every time a tree flushes to help with the leaf miners, but it seems like there are always some trees flushing, somewhere. I don't want to over do it.


TFN

Millet:
I always spray new flushes.  This keeps the leaves from being all crinkled up from aphids and thrips feeding on them,  We do not have leaf miners in my location, so luckily I never ever have to worry about them.  I spray the new flush several times until the new leaves reach good size.

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