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I am pretty certain that I have an infestation of phylloxera in my main garden. I noticed the first signs yesterday. So far I am seeing all the typical signs: elongated scarification at the base of the plant, lower leaves are yellowing and dying, and there are some small blisters forming at the base of at least one plant.
When I look at the soil under my jeweler's loop I can see little tiny grey-white bugs about the size of a spider mite in every bed where I have a cannabis plant growing. I can also see tons of what I think are eggs but it is hard to tell without stronger magnification. What ever they are they are little tiny, almost microscopic spheres that are translucent and reflect the light. They are definitely not a soil particle and I am finding them spread through the garden, even in all the veggies, fruit trees, flowers, etc.
Has anyone else had any experience fighting this plague? From what I have read and seen first hand (a friend got it last year) it is one of the absolute worst pests you can get. It wiped out almost all of the European vineyards and almost caused the extinction of the wine grape at one point apparently.
So far my course of action has been to start applying soil drenches of predatory nematodes to all the different plants and trees I have growing out there. I am also going to apply a bacterium that is supposed to out-compete the phylloxera and starve them to death, but that will not be here for a few more days. I have also adopted standard agriculture quarantine practices. No tools or supplies have left the site unless they are thoroughly sanitized and I have been changing my clothes and showering before going to another garden site.
Any recommendations or words of wisdom would be appreciated!
When I look at the soil under my jeweler's loop I can see little tiny grey-white bugs about the size of a spider mite in every bed where I have a cannabis plant growing. I can also see tons of what I think are eggs but it is hard to tell without stronger magnification. What ever they are they are little tiny, almost microscopic spheres that are translucent and reflect the light. They are definitely not a soil particle and I am finding them spread through the garden, even in all the veggies, fruit trees, flowers, etc.
Has anyone else had any experience fighting this plague? From what I have read and seen first hand (a friend got it last year) it is one of the absolute worst pests you can get. It wiped out almost all of the European vineyards and almost caused the extinction of the wine grape at one point apparently.
So far my course of action has been to start applying soil drenches of predatory nematodes to all the different plants and trees I have growing out there. I am also going to apply a bacterium that is supposed to out-compete the phylloxera and starve them to death, but that will not be here for a few more days. I have also adopted standard agriculture quarantine practices. No tools or supplies have left the site unless they are thoroughly sanitized and I have been changing my clothes and showering before going to another garden site.
Any recommendations or words of wisdom would be appreciated!