Control citrus gall wasp in citrus and native finger limes with Karen Sutherland

How to control citrus gall wasp in Melbourne. Karen shows us how to prune to control and remove citrus galls from this finger lime, which galls must be cut out and which can be sliced open, exposing the wasps and saving the branch. Citrus Gall Wasp (Bruchophagus fellis) is a tiny native Australian wasp and the finger lime is its natural host. The wasp also lives in lemon, lime and other citrus trees. After the tree is inspected and the citrus galls removed, Karen hangs a new yellow sticky paper trap on the outside of the tree to catch any wasps blown in from the neighbourhood. The sticky paper trap is placed within an envelope of bird wire to stop any lizards or birds being accidentally caught. Karen recommends inspecting for citrus gall wasp every 1-2 months and changing the sticky paper at the same time.
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[@ozgurmutluozlevi1079]

I remembered this video and came back to save my newly acquired 3yrs old infected lemon tree. I really appreciate the updated video. Huge thanks. ❤

[@karensutherland-edibleeden1916]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for letting us know and I hope your lemon tree is going ok

[@BrodyBaddis]

COVID has me slipping. Will get through my branches this weekend. Thank you for popping up in my feed. 👍👍

[@karensutherland-edibleeden1916]

Any time!

[@lemonadeboy6135]

Wow 😄 what a great way to keep out those pesky wasps !

[@karensutherland-edibleeden1916]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@montgomeryaha7612]

Can you regrow those branches?

[@karensutherland-edibleeden1916]

Hi Montgomery, Well you can try growing from cuttings. Citrus is propagated from T-bud grafting onto rootstock. All these citrus plants are grafted onto rootstock and I wouldn't use these branches to grow as cuttings. Cheers Ann

[@KadamzK]

what do you do with the branches you cut?

[@karensutherland-edibleeden1916]

Hi Kadamzk, I immediately bag and solarize the galls. You can also bag the galls and dispose of in the red bin.