The key to controlling pests in your cereal crop effectively, is detecting them early and introducing beneficials at the right moment.

• Mites. Bryobia Mite cause discolouration to the bark and leaves in almonds. Severe infestations of Bryobia Mite and Two-Spotted Mite in pome and stone fruit degrade the functionality of the leaves, affecting yield and fruit bud formation in the following year.
• Eriophyid and tarsonemid mites can attack every part of the host plant but generally prefer the new growth. Consequently, these parts of the plant appear stunted, deformed, or discoloured. They also cause severe galls or blisters on the leaves of grapevines.
• Citrus Rust Mite can cause severe bronzing of the fruit.
• Greenhouse Thrips can cause scarring of citrus fruits.
• Plague Thrips cause feeding damage to young developing buds of pome and stone fruit, stunting or deforming flowers. Feeding damage towards the end of flowering will stunt or deform fruit.
• Scale insects. A wide range of scale insects affect tree crops and symptoms often include honeydew and sooty mould at hotspots.
• Fruit spotting bugs such as Amblypelta nitida and Amblypelta lutescens lutescens attack developing shoots, flowers and fruit of avocado, mango, longan, lychee, macadamia, papaya and many others in Queensland and northern NSW.
• Macadamia Nut Borer can damage the developing macadamia nut and causes nuts to fall prematurely.