yes, as you interrupt the cycle, you will have fewer flies the following year. it also helps if you have deep aged arborist wood chip mulch under the trees. there are a lot of predator bugs in such mulch that eat a lot of pest bugs. my whole orchard is setup this way with at least 2' of chips. i make tubes out of old metal roofing to keep chips away from tree bark. the chips also make watering your established fruit trees unnecessary. it does, however, take 3yrs to properly process the chips yourself. took me 12yrs to do my whole orchard but it was worth every effort.

@yardbuddha

Ай бұрын

Thanks for all of your information. My cherry tree has currently been devastated by black aphids. Sprayed it with neem oil a couple times but it looks bad. If the fruit flies come back again I will probably cut it down. I'll just go buy the cherries from a farmer like you!

@AlsanPine

Ай бұрын

@@yardbuddha aphids are easy if you deal with them long term. first of all what makes them worst. synthetic fertilizers are to plants as processed sugar in human body. never use them anywhere on your property. you are just putting up a neon sign welcoming aphids. secondly, aphids are a sign of too much nitrogen. third thing to watch out for is having mulch against tree bark. i cannot see well in your vid but if the mulch is touching your tree, you are damaging it. i also cannot tell if your trees are planted high enough. the flare at the base of trees should always be above soil. your trees look kind of popsicle like to me but like i said, i cannot see this well. all these things make aphids and other pests and diseases worst. just like the our bodies, plants that are well cared for and balanced will resist disease. i, for example, was last sick in the mid 80's when i changed my diet and lifestyle. when you have problem with pests and diseases, always look at the balance and quality of the environment. i have not used synthetic fertilizers on my land since i purchased it in mid 80's but my neighbors do so i get aphids but i resist spraying even organic pesticides because i want to encourage the insects that eat them. sometimes the best thing to do is nothing. you may have to put up with a sick tree for a couple of years but if you have eliminated the causes, the lacewings and ladybugs will solve your problem. also, black aphids are usually hosted by chrysanthemums not sure what they are doing on your cherry. weeds, diseases, and pests all tell you something is wrong culturally. your soil is the most important. the best way to get rid of a heavy infestation of aphids is a sharp spray nozzle of water. just blast them away. this can eliminate enough of them to give the plant more time for the predators to get established.

Can you please share how often you sprayed? For example, every 2 weeks, once a month, etc.

@yardbuddha

3 ай бұрын

I sprayed 3 times last year probably 1-2 weeks apart. The directions on the product say you can spray up to 6 times per year and should wait 7 days in between sprays. I highly recommend using the sticky traps to time your spray. It can be used on almost every fruit tree. Thanks for watching!

Hello Thank you for sharing this very useful information, I'm in Canada and now it's two years I'm trying to buy this organic pesticides online and it's not available. Do you have any information to help me?

@yardbuddha

2 ай бұрын

Sorry I live in the US and it seems Canada hasn't approved Spinosad for use yet. I don't know if they have any other organic sprays yet.