tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post3263643038115908298..comments2024-03-25T07:48:39.923-07:00Comments on Xtremehorticulture of the Desert: Worms in Palo VerdeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-8960676881655420882023-02-27T10:43:47.202-08:002023-02-27T10:43:47.202-08:00Apply as a soil drench around trees, not as a spra...Apply as a soil drench around trees, not as a spray. Apply after it finishes flowering.Xtremehorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853242804620705710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-85977905464675978712023-02-27T10:42:09.660-08:002023-02-27T10:42:09.660-08:00Bonides Annual Tree and Shrub Insect Control. Appl...Bonides Annual Tree and Shrub Insect Control. Apply after flowering.Xtremehorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853242804620705710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-67206494435337928042022-11-24T21:18:28.178-08:002022-11-24T21:18:28.178-08:00I use two-sided tape made to keep cats from scratc...I use two-sided tape made to keep cats from scratching furniture. Last year my trees had no leaves when I tried it and they will not cross it. Trees were back to normal in a few weeks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-71528895306943247932022-10-02T01:09:44.163-07:002022-10-02T01:09:44.163-07:00I put collars of honey around my main tree branche...I put collars of honey around my main tree branches tonight and they can’t cross it, too sticky. Let’s see if this works?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-14999203753463329242022-09-22T16:03:33.975-07:002022-09-22T16:03:33.975-07:00Can you say what product you used. I want to do th...Can you say what product you used. I want to do the same thing but don't know what to purchase. Thank you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-73812342033546314162021-09-13T23:21:12.847-07:002021-09-13T23:21:12.847-07:00I have a lot of little wasps around the tree and I...I have a lot of little wasps around the tree and I think they eat the little worms. I also have little birds hanging out around the trees and I think they to enjoy the worms. Last year they completely ate all the leaves off of both of my trees before I noticed. The trees grew back fine and this your only one of the trees was hit hard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-33078434437614074072021-08-08T22:08:08.902-07:002021-08-08T22:08:08.902-07:00Just let the caterpillars live. They only bother y...Just let the caterpillars live. They only bother you for about a month, then they're gone for the rest of the year. If you poison your tree, you poison e everything else with it. Your leaves will grow back quickly. Palo verde trees are resilient. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06054657749731408463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-40871758217893608012021-08-05T10:27:57.841-07:002021-08-05T10:27:57.841-07:00Next time make the application after it finishes f...Next time make the application after it finishes flowering.Xtremehorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853242804620705710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-65383007346540600062021-08-05T07:56:25.201-07:002021-08-05T07:56:25.201-07:00I did the systemic / spray out of panic and advice...I did the systemic / spray out of panic and advice from my landscaper and now I’m going to be killing bees & my hummingbirds for a year!!! 😪😪😪😪😪ericy5150https://www.blogger.com/profile/05538637056483731214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-37533913889473801662018-07-26T06:36:41.398-07:002018-07-26T06:36:41.398-07:00The lizards and birds seem to love them ! Yum !The lizards and birds seem to love them ! Yum !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07966006131820172599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-29811279348882676502016-09-26T14:13:16.108-07:002016-09-26T14:13:16.108-07:00Hi, I have been having the same problem but it sta...Hi, I have been having the same problem but it started by me (socal) in mid july and has continued through today. I had one palo verde tree completely defoliated and Im hoping the leaves grow back. I used a systemic drench and a triple action spray which helped kill many of the catepillars but I continue to see more each evening (not as many as before). I am going to do another drench and spray Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15273123195062772126noreply@blogger.com