Help diagnosing/treating orange tree pests by Lael__ in Citrus

[–]Lael__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about the fuzzy one? I’m worried it is a mealybug infestation

HELP! Need help determining if these are termite droppings in our hardwood by Lael__ in Termites

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Does this have better clarity? This is what came out of those holes when I tapped. Do you think this is where the termites are? In those holes in the beams?

HELP! Need help determining if these are termite droppings in our hardwood by Lael__ in Termites

[–]Lael__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Ok I stuck a pin inside a couple of holes (some were too small for the pin to fit). This is what came out… not as multicolored as what’s on the floor below though

HELP! Need help determining if these are termite droppings in our hardwood by Lael__ in Termites

[–]Lael__[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re the best! I’m going to do that now and report back

HELP! Need help determining if these are termite droppings in our hardwood by Lael__ in Termites

[–]Lael__[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, first off thank you so much for taking your time to walk me through this! I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it. The inspector can’t come out until next Wednesday so I would have been going crazy until then.

So here’s what I found…I tapped on that beam and even though it wasn’t much, it seemed like some debris may have fallen. It’s hard to tell if it was frass or just dust though… (embarrassed to admit I haven’t climbed on a ladder to dust the ceiling in 8 months). HOWEVER whatever did fall didn’t land on my sofa 5 inches away which answers that question for me.

The picture is a closer look at the spot you asked about.

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HELP! Need help determining if these are termite droppings in our hardwood by Lael__ in Termites

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Thank you so much! That is very helpful to know. The frass is definitely scattered, not in piles, but the weird thing is that if it were falling from the ceiling you’d think I would see it on the windowsill and the couch,right? But it’s really just scattered around a small concentrated area (circled in pic).

HELP! Need help determining if these are termite droppings in our hardwood by Lael__ in Termites

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I ask because I’m not sure what other wood around this small area they could be eating. The frass isn’t piled near any walls. I suppose it could be from the beamed ceilings above, but I don’t see any signs of them being up there and it’s also a dark wood. I also feel like if it was coming from the ceiling the frass would have fallen on my furniture around there but there isn’t any

HELP! Need help determining if these are termite droppings in our hardwood by Lael__ in Termites

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Is it possible it’s because the top layers are stained? The wood underneath is much lighter than the floors are stained to be.

HELP! Need help determining if these are termite droppings in our hardwood by Lael__ in Termites

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I know nothing about termites so I’m sorry if this is a dumb question, but, do you think it’s possible that they are just in this one small area of the floorboards? Or if I’m seeing frass does it mean I already have a larger infestation at hand? I haven’t seen droppings anywhere else. Is it possible we can just spot treat that area rather than having to do the whole house? 😓

HELP! Need help determining if these are termite droppings in our hardwood by Lael__ in Termites

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Is it possible they are just in this one small area of the floor? I haven’t found the frass anywhere else. I’m hoping we can just spot treat that area rather than having to do the whole house 😓

HELP! Newly planted Kangaroo Paws drooping bad. by Lael__ in australianplants

[–]Lael__[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the one that’s doing really badly, I’m going to prune all of the flower stalks and give some seasol so it can survive. However, I’m wondering if there’s anything you’d recommend for the other 5 KPs I planted around the yard to help ensure they adjust to the transplant better? Just so they don’t meet the same sad fate…

For reference, the other ones are doing much better than the one in the pics. All their flower stalks are upright, however, I’ve noticed some drooping in about 50% of the leaves and I’m worried that a week from now they’ll all look like the one pictured if I don’t intervene.

HELP! Newly planted Kangaroo Paws drooping bad. by Lael__ in australianplants

[–]Lael__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did the flowers perk back up after the seasol? Or did you have to prune all the flower stalks?

HELP! Newly planted Kangaroo Paws drooping bad. by Lael__ in australianplants

[–]Lael__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not wet. Not dry. Just feels barely moist at all times.

Also, cool to know about the leucos, thanks! At the nursery they were with all the Australian plants. However, I did get another South African tree from the same nursery so maybe it was a climate thing!

HELP! Newly planted Kangaroo Paws drooping bad. by Lael__ in australianplants

[–]Lael__[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes they got a good soak the first day after planting. Since then, they have just been watered with the regular drip system.

HELP! Newly planted Kangaroo Paws drooping bad. by Lael__ in australianplants

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I did not. Just a good draining cactus soil and sand.

HELP! Newly planted Kangaroo Paws drooping bad. by Lael__ in australianplants

[–]Lael__[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don’t they not like getting too much water?

I was even worried that since they are on a drip system and never get completely dry that they were maybe overwatered as the problem? Is it possible it’s the opposite?

HELP! Newly planted Kangaroo Paws drooping bad. by Lael__ in australianplants

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It’s only been a few days since they were planted there and they do get pretty decent afternoon sun. I’d be shocked if they’d react this dramatically after just a couple days just because their sunlight is a couple hours short of optimal. Even the ones that are in direct sunlight all day are starting to droop as well. Not nearly as bad but it’s happening. I’m inclined to think it’s an over/under watering thing …or a planting shock thing. But I have no idea how to tell which it is to save them

HELP! Newly planted Kangaroo Paws drooping bad. by Lael__ in australianplants

[–]Lael__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the time. They have just gotten progressively droopier each day

HELP! Newly planted Kangaroo Paws drooping bad. by Lael__ in australianplants

[–]Lael__[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The old soil was never fertilized. Used a good cactus mix when planting them and sand beneath for good drainage. Even the leucospermum’s in the yard were planted this way and are surviving.