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These products help deal with pear slugs

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  • Fast acting control of a wide range of insect pests.
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  • Natural pyrethrum insecticide.
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  • 1 day withholding period.
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Benefits

  • Fast acting, systemic insect pest and disease control.
  • For use on roses, ornamentals and fruits crops.
  • Kill insects via contact and sap sucking insects via ingestion.
  • No leaf burn or marking.
  • 5 pre measured sachets per pack - each pack makes 25 litres of spray.

Pear Slug

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pear slugs

Pear and cherry slugs are not really slugs, they are slimy larvae of the saw fly. They eat and damage the leaves of pears, cherries and apples.

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HOW TO CONTROL PEAR SLUGS

To get rid of pear slugs:

Pear slugs can be controlled using Kiwicare SUPER SPECTRUM or ORGANIC INSECT CONTROL.

SUPER SPECTRUM is a systemic insecticide and fungicide combination which will make the leaves toxic to palnt eating insect pests such as pear and cherry slug. Apply as soon as infestation is seen. Early detection and treatment is most effective. The fungicide in this product will also help to prevent disease that might enter via wounds on leaves.

ORGANIC INSECT CONTROL can be applied at any time and there is only one day withholding period on fruit. It is most effective when used in early stages of infestation.

About

Pear and cherry slugs are leaf damaging larvae of the saw fly. These are mistaken for slugs because they are slimy looking. The larvae feed on the upper surfaces of the leaves of fruit trees including pear, cherry, apple, quince and others. They will eat the leaves until there is only a skeletong of veins remaining.

Did you know

Pear slugs are also known as cherry slugs and are the larvae of the Pear saw fly. Their scientific mane is - Caliroa cerasi

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Pear and cherry slugs are not slugs, they are the slimy larvae of saw flies.

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