How do I control these cobwebs at the ends of my bottlebrush branches?
The bottlebrush bush is small but the extremities of the branches all have cobwebs on them. I will try and upload a photo tomorrow (Friday) when it is daylight. Also these cobwebs appear to be making the leaves fall off.
Hi Frank,
Bottlebrush (Callistemon sp) can be attacked by sawfly larvae which can decimate the plant. The Tea tree webbing moth which generally attacks tea trees (Leptospernum sp) forms a mass of webbing to protect the larvae which feed in a group together. Yates Baythroid is effective in controlling sawfly larvae and also controls a range of caterpillars. The webbing caterpillar can also be removed by hand or clipped.
yates
Answered: 15 Dec, 2011