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      Scale

      White, pink or brown raised dome-like structures on leaves and stalks about 3-5mm.

      Solution

      Yates Bug Oil Insect Spray - Ready to Use

      Yates Bug Oil Insect Spray - Ready to Use

      A ready-to-use insect spraying oil for the control of scale, mites, aphids, white fly and mealybugs on roses and ornamentals.
      common-problems-case-moth

      Case moth

      Leaves webbed together. Presence of a soft woven case, containing a grub-like insect.

      Solution

      Yates Mavrik Insect & Mite Spray - Concentrate

      Yates Mavrik Insect & Mite Spray - Concentrate

      Controls a broad range of insect and mite pests.
      common-problem-root-rot

      Phytophthora root rot

      Fungal pathogen (Phytophthora spp.) attacks the conducting tissues of the plant, causing it to wilt and finally collapse.

      Solution

      Improve drainage. Plant resistant species.


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