i have 3 guava trees , strawberry,pinapple and tropical pink. i keep reading that this are very prone to fruit fly infestation. is this a problem in SoCal? ive only had my tropical pink fruit so far and had no fruit flys but my strawberry is setting fruit now and i dont know enough about them to tell if i should be doing something to prevent a problem. any help is welcome
guava and fruit flys
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Stevetoad
, Mar 20 2012 12:21 PM
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Stevetoad
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Posted 20 March 2012 - 12:21 PM
"it's not dead it's sleeping"
Santee ca, zone10a/9b
18 miles from the ocean
avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25
Santee ca, zone10a/9b
18 miles from the ocean
avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25
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Posted 20 March 2012 - 12:32 PM
The larva taste good.
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Jerry@TreeZoo
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Posted 20 March 2012 - 06:26 PM
Extra protein in your fruit.
So many species,
so little time.
Coconut Creek, Florida
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Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds
so little time.
Coconut Creek, Florida
Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)
Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds
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Posted 20 March 2012 - 07:14 PM
Fruit flies are not really a problem in SoCal, except for the occasional Medfly sighting. I've never had larva in SoCal fruits, though I have had pheromone traps placed in trees.
SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.
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