Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Lilly Pily high and mighty problem 3Mar 29, 2019 6:07 pm amilelka Are they leaving a sticky residue on the leaves? If so then it's probably scale. You'll need to spray them thoroughly with pesticide oil and also treat the surrounding area for ants. Thank you for your reply. The dots only grow on the underside of the leaf. I just got a magnifying glass and they are either hatched eggs or insect droppings. Caught a few of the white flies lurking over the black stuff. Looks like a fungus is growing on the black stuff. Will the oil fix this? Then should I trim the tree and wait for new growth? Re: Lilly Pily high and mighty problem 4Apr 15, 2019 4:54 pm Lilly Pilly are prone to getting psyllid infestations... if that's what it is, you need to trim back the infested growth and regularly spray the trees with something like white oil/confidor. Hopefully not though, as it's a constant problem. You can get psyllid resistant varieties, but my last lot weren't and it was a constant battle Re: Lilly Pily high and mighty problem 5Apr 30, 2021 5:32 pm Common Problem of Lilly Pilly is sooty mold. The presence of sap feeding insects like aphids, scale, and mealybugs on the plants causes this. To treat this issue, apply white/pest oil to the vine, making sure to get the undersides of the leaves. It will be neat but you won't have much freeboard. At least they are not weep holes. Are you in a high intensity rainfall region? The regulatory slope is only required… 3 8326 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 39876 2 5895 |