Problems
Ants
Ants do not damage plants directly but sometimes steal freshly sowed seed from garden beds and seed boxes.
Asparagus Fern
A perennial groundcover plant with sprawling wiry stems to 2 metres long arising from underground rhizomes.
Bamboo
To stop bamboo spreading uncontrollably, plant bamboo pieces for your screen or hedge in a trench lined on either side with sheet metal or hardboard.
Bindii
By the middle of spring each rosette of leaves contains a flower head with many
spines. Seeds mature and drop from the plant by about the middle of summer. ...
Black Beetle
Both the adult and larval stages of the African Black Beetle can cause damage to roots of a wide variety of plants.The favoured plant of the black beetle is grass.
Blackberry
The plants comprise of stems or canes covered in prickles to deter animals (and humans!).
Blossom End Rot (Tomatoes)
Blossom-end rot is a serious disease of tomato that causes a dry sunken decay to develop on the blossom end (opposite the stem) of the fruit.
Broadleaf / Flat Weeds
Marshmallow, dandelion, cat’s ear, lamb’s tongue, chickweed, plantain, fleabane and dock are some of the common broadleaf weeds found in lawns and home gardens.
Bronze Orange Bug
The youngmatrix or nymphs of bronze orange bug are initially green, gradually darkening as they get older.
Cabbage Moth Cabbage Butterfly
Plants favoured by cabbage moth and cabbage white butterfly include cabbage,
broccoli, Brussel sprouts, Chinese cabbage, celery, beetroot, ...
Camellia Tea Mite
The effects of camellia tea mite can be noticed in the cooler months when a bronze discolouration develops on the foliage
Caterpillars
There are many types of caterpillars which are usually the larval (caterpillar or grub) stage of moths and butterflies such as cabbage moth, cabbage white butterfly, potato moth or tomato moth.
Citrus Collar Rot
This is a fungal disease which usually affects the trunk of citrus just above soil level.
Citrus Leafminer
Citrus leafminer is the larvae of a tiny silvery white moth, around 4mm long which lays its eggs on new growth of citrus.
Citrus Rust Mite
Fruit blemish occurs from infestation by huge numbers of mites on green, immature fruit in summer/autumn
Codling Moth
Codling moth larvae belong to a 20mm grayish brown mothwhich has alternating grey- brown bands across the wing tip.
Corn Ear Worm
Corn ear worm attacks a variety of vegetables including corn, bean, capsicum, pea, potato, squash and tomato plants
Curl Grubs
The Curl Grub Larvae has a cream body with a light brown head and they vary in size from 4mm to 40mm when fully grown.
Cut Worms
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European Wasps
Wasps can be serious pests. They defend their nest aggressively, swarming out to attack if disturbed.
Flower Beetle (Hibiscus)
Some beetles, like hibiscus flower beetle, chew holes in flower petals
Green Vegetable Bug
The green vegetable bug is bright green in colour and about 1.5cm long in adulthood.
Holly
It has dark green, prickly leaves and small off-white flowers borne in the axils of the leaves.
Iron Deficiency
Iron deficiency is a plant disorder, which causes discoluration of leaves
Ivy
Ivy is a spreading and climbing vine and is a very hardy plant growing in a wide variety of habitats and soils.
Lemon Scab
This fungal disease causes raised roughened warty lesions to form on the outside of the fruit.
Morning Glory
Morning Glory is a vigorous, twining, perennial climber growing to the top of the canopy and forming a dense blanket over all vegetation.
Moss, Algae, Lichen
Algae and moss are usually problems in shaded, over-wet or badly drained and compacted sections of the lawn and garden.
Passionfruit Fungal Spots
This is a serious fungous disease, which affects leaves, stems and fruit
Peach Leaf Curl
Leaf Curl is a fungal disease which overwinters in the crevices of the tree bark and around the buds
Pear and Cherry Slug
The pear and cherry slug eats the leaves of pears, cherries, apples, plums, quinces and hawthorns
Powdery Mildew
Powdery mildew is a fungus which spreads a white or ash-grey film over the upper and lower surfaces of the leaves
Powdery Mildew on Rose
Powdery mildew on Rose is a fungus which spreads a white or ash-grey film over the upper and lower surfaces of the leaves
Powdery Mildew on Vegetables
Powdery mildew is a fungus which spreads a white or ash-grey film over the upper and lower surfaces of the leaves
Privet
Tall shrubs or small trees that spread by means of thousands of blueblack berries that form after flowering.
Psyllids
Psyllids are tiny sap sucking insects which attack mostly native plants such as lillypilly.
Rose Black Spot
Leaf spots are easily seen and may be serious on roses, which is very commonly attacked by black spot.
Rose Scale
Rose scale is one of a group of scale insects known as armoured scales. They attack the stems of roses growing in damp, shady places.
Sawfly Larvae
Sawfly larvae can often be seen clinging to stems or branches of gum trees
Scale Insects
There are two main groups of scale insects, both of which spend most of their lives as immobile adults under a coating, sucking the sap from stalks, leaves and stems.
Snails and Slugs
Slugs and snails are members of a large group which counts molluscs as its members
Sooty Mould
Sooty moulds are fungi which cover plant leaves, stems and twigs in a black sticky substance.
Thistles
Thistles grow as a rosette of leaves close to the ground from which grow tall stems carrying the flowers.
Thrips
There are 7,400 species of thrips in the world and quite a few are serious pests of plants.
Tomato Blight
Tomato blight is a fungal disease that most often affects tomatoes and potatoes.
Tomato Fruit Worm
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Insects will stop feeding immediately but may take up to three days to die. ...
Two Spotted Mite
Tiny pinkish-red mites cluster on the underside of leaves often producing fine webbing.
Vine Moth Caterpillar
This is a striking caterpillar which is black with pale yellow lines, a series of lateral red spots and a big red rump.