Frontier Dreams: Crafting On (with a side of bug ID/orchard care)

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Crafting On (with a side of bug ID/orchard care)

The act of creating, in one form or another, preserves my sanity amongst the chaos of life. This explains why I always have more than one project going at a time as well as why my housework tends to fall behind. I enjoy seeing what others are working on and keeping calm with, too. What are you creating? What is keeping you going? Snap a picture or two, post it on your blog, on Instagram #craftingon and/or Flickr and then share it with the rest of us by leaving your link below.

Less than week until C's birthday and still chugging away on her shawl. I have yet to start her dress. Hoping Kevin being home for the week will give me the extra time I need.

On another note. Does anyone happen to know what insect these eggs belong to?

I am finding them only on the small/thin dead branches of our peach trees. I am thinking I need to remove them in case they might damage/infest our trees. Any ideas? For the record the peach trees we not cared for by the previous home owners so they need a lot of help. I am taking an orchard care class through PSU this month in hopes of figuring out how to bring them up to par.

What are you working on? Happy creating!

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Bekah · 258 weeks ago

The way the insects are stacked like that remind me of a pest called a scale. I know there are a few scales that can bother peach trees, but I don't know what part of the country you are in and some pests are region specific. I would suggest you contact your county extension and speak to your local Master Gardeners. Often they can identify what is going on and give you recommendations for management.

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KLS · 258 weeks ago

We are in the same boat in upstate NY, we just moved into a house that has some apple trees that are in terrible shape. I don't know whether they can be saved, they look quite sickly. Do you have a local community facebook group you could ask about those eggs, or maybe the facebook page to the county extension near you? Maybe if you post the picture someone will know the answer.

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