Questions tagged: disease
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Dear Marcelle
Your apricot tree does have a disease which is called “gummosis” or “dead arm disease” resulting in excessive...
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01:00PM, 10 Dec 2009
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Hi Dee, this is an unusual symptom for this species and we need a lot more to diagnose it without seeing it. Suggest a sample in a sealed plastic b...
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06:59AM, 01 Mar 2010
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Dear Jason,
It is a shame you have had problems in growing snow peas in the past as they are such a versatile and delicious vegie to grow.
Best to ...
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12:14PM, 03 Mar 2010
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Dear Tim,
Rust can be extremely difficult to control particularly during period of warm humid weather. The spores of this fungus are spread by win...
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09:49AM, 09 Apr 2010
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Dear Rhonda,
It does sound like your begonias have a fungal disease. It is likely that it is either powdery mildew or botrytis leaf spot. A sytem...
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02:03PM, 20 Apr 2010
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Dear John,
Mancozeb Plus is a Yates product that is registered for the control of powdery mildew on certain vegetables. Mancozeb Plus is a powder ...
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03:07PM, 11 May 2010
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Dear Lynn,
The mould you have on your gardenias is likely to be sooty mould. Sooty moulds are fungi which cover plant leaves, stems and twigs in a ...
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10:07AM, 31 May 2010
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Dear Cathy,
Do you live in America? We are an Australian website and am not familiar with the products e.g. fungicides that are available in the U...
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01:03PM, 16 Jul 2010
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Dear Dianne,
Luculia can be a difficult plant to grow (as you have already found out). This plant prefers an acidic, well drained soil (near perfe...
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02:10PM, 04 Aug 2010
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Dear Tammi,
From your description it does sound like this problem may be caused by a fungus called Phytophthora. It is evident by cracks in the ba...
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02:35PM, 05 Aug 2010
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Dear Rex,
Your box of Leaf Curl copper spray is over 5 years old. We would suggest you purchased a new box of this product to ensure that your fru...
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03:28PM, 10 Aug 2010
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Dear Paul,
There is a fungus called Quince Fleck which is a fungal disease that cause black, slightly sunken spots on the fruit and brown to grey p...
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11:28AM, 12 Aug 2010
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Dear Monica,
I am afraid it is too late to spray your peach tree now. You need to spray Leaf Curl Copper Spray(copper oxychloride) at bud swell. ...
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01:52PM, 29 Sep 2010
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Dear Cecily,
The product Rose Shield is only registered for roses or other ornamentals (shrubs, annuals and perennials.
The product is not register...
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11:45AM, 14 Oct 2010
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Our Triforine label doesn’t specifically mention cherries but Yates Leaf Curl Copper fungicide is registered for the control of brown rot on ...
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04:55PM, 04 Aug 2011
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Hi Roxanne,
I have attached an article on the bean fly from the QLD DPI showing the adult fly. It is normally a pest in warmer regions further nor...
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12:49PM, 14 Dec 2011
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Hi Frayne,
The weeping cherry does not look at all well. The gum around the trunk should be carefully removed to determine whether there are any bo...
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02:08PM, 12 Mar 2012
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Hi Jeremy.
It may be best to just use liquid copper as this product controls quite a range of diseases on a range of vegetables. Without knowing w...
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02:26PM, 30 Dec 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for your enquiry. Are you able to tell me which plants this is happening on? Are the white spots a hard or soft waxy lumps on the lea...
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08:50AM, 16 Dec 2015
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Hi Paul,
This description does sound typical of bacterial wilt. Often heavy watering will disguise the damage done to the plant’s circulatory...
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09:57PM, 08 Jan 2016
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Hello Chris,
To combat a wider range of diseases in your lawn, you should consider Yates Zaleton Dual Action Systemic Fungicide.
Have you considere...
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07:20PM, 16 Feb 2016
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Hello Andrea,
This does sound like a case of Black Spot (or ‘Pear Scab’), which may result in split fruit, occurring more severely in p...
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07:48PM, 16 Feb 2016
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Hi Sandy,
Yes it does look like you have Passionfruit fungal spots which can be treated by using our leaf curl copper spray. It is common at this t...
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08:42AM, 17 Feb 2016
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Hello Mayank,
It does appear that this plant may be lacking nutrient and, perhaps in part as a result; is succumbing to some disease and possible p...
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02:02PM, 19 Feb 2016
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Hello Melanie,
It looks like sucking pests have been feeding on your fruit in early stages of development. While the fruit may be fine to use regar...
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03:30PM, 15 May 2016
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Hi, thank you for your enquiry. It would have been ideal to treat your tree with a fungicide prior to infection, but as that is too late now, I wou...
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03:22PM, 30 May 2016
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Hi Kay,
Thank you for contacting Yates.
It is unfortunately difficult tell what is going on with the plant from the example provided. The blackenin...
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03:15PM, 25 Oct 2017
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Hi Kyle,
Thank you for contacting Yates.
The white dusty substance sounds like powdery mildew, a type of fungal disease. To control the disease, tr...
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10:07AM, 13 Feb 2018