Hi everyone,
a week ago my valencia orange was busting out all over with beautiful new growth flushes and flowers. then yesterday, half of the new leaves are half-way eaten. If this was a cartoon they'd have teeth marks, but as it is they're eaten away in neat half-circles- looks like someone's trying to give them scalloped edges. Then today, there are branches stripped bare of new leaves (older leaves untouched). GRRRRR. What eats citrus leaves like this? There are some ants around, but not so many that seem like they could have such a dramatic effect so fast - or could they? I see nothing else around during the day...
Also should mention that there's a mandarin nearby that's (so far) not suffering the same treatment.