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qcguy4198

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Mango tree in trouble....please take a look and advise.
« on: March 27, 2023, 09:38:55 AM »
My Mango tree appears to be in distress. I had very few flowers recently, and the new leaf growth looks poor. Either dying or being eaten...I don't know which. Please take a look at these recent pictures and advise if there's something tht can be done. Thank You.











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Re: Mango tree in trouble....please take a look and advise.
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2023, 10:57:27 AM »
Looks like Sri Lankan Weevils chewing on the leaves
Go out at night and with a flashlight see if you can see the white weevils
on your leaves. You might even see them in the day but they hide

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Re: Mango tree in trouble....please take a look and advise.
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2023, 11:49:51 AM »
Some ants will do similar damage, look for those in the daytime, too.
Definitely bugs, your tree looks healthy. It's planted too close to your patio, will probably cause some issues years down the road, but that's not an easy fix with how big it already is.

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Re: Mango tree in trouble....please take a look and advise.
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2023, 05:15:38 PM »
My potted Pickering tree had the same problem, and I found aphids (and ants) on the underside of the young leaves.
I sprayed my tree with (hydrogen peroxide + soap).
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Re: Mango tree in trouble....please take a look and advise.
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2023, 07:20:06 PM »
I have a young mango tree that's currently showing the same type of damage.  I'm attributing it to the super-dry weather we've been having with insects chewing on anything they can find that's young and tender.  I'm not too worried and expect the situation to improve in a month or two.
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Re: Mango tree in trouble....please take a look and advise.
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2023, 08:30:42 PM »
I have a young mango tree that's currently showing the same type of damage.  I'm attributing it to the super-dry weather we've been having with insects chewing on anything they can find that's young and tender.  I'm not too worried and expect the situation to improve in a month or two.

What I noticed last year if it is the Sri Lankan Weevil
they keep attacking the new growth and deforming the leaves.
It doesn't get better on young mango trees.
It's easy to see the weevils at night.
I also found https://www.domyown.com/bifen-xts-p-1236.html?msclkid=e04d809f10bf198350aae4bd23bd6704&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=(ROI)%20Shopping%20-%20Professional%20Pest%20Control%20(Top%20Terms)&utm_term=4580977765340270&utm_content=Professional%20Pest%20Control%20(Top%20Terms)
This stuff kills everything
The weevil lays eggs and the larvae eat the roots of the plant until it morphs into the weevil.
If you spray the weevils they die but in a month another cycle of weevils emerge
and they need resprayed

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Re: Mango tree in trouble....please take a look and advise.
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2023, 09:04:45 PM »
My Mango tree appears to be in distress.
It will be fine.