A few things to look for in October:
Passionvine Hoppers do a bit of damage from late October/Early November till March-April
These are the problematic insects that are common in the north (and for the past few years, also around Christchurch – they’re spreading South!
Adult passionvine hoppers plus one nearly-mature fluffybum
Most of the damage is cased when the bugs are growing bigger and older (later in spring); by then these insects can jump away from insecticides applied; they clever enough to avoid being immersed.
CONTROL and PREVENTION:
Keep an eye on the new fluffy bums hatching in your garden right now!!! Those tiny nymphs often congregate in large flocks at the ends of new growth; they are still very feeble in their movement and won’t be able to escape a cloud of fly-spray aimed at them on a wind-still morning
Spray these young Passionvine Hoppers in October with a good dose of fly-spray; your only chance to hit them before they become troublesome.
Slugs and Snails are a real pest in the garden at this time of the year; moisture and new plant growth encourages them
Control measures that work:
Encourage Carabid beetles (Ground beetles): they often feed on slugs and snail juveniles and eggs
Slug and Snail bait station
And then there are Mites, especially Two-Spotted SPIDER MITES
Tiny, eight-legged ACARI that love to suck the fluids out of the leaves of your plants in spring, summer and autumn.
Tetranychus urticae is a cosmopolitan species of mite that causes heaps of damage. Control is not very difficult: there are some good miticides (note: .css-j9qmi7{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:2.8rem;width:100%;-webkit-box-pack:start;-ms-flex-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:start;justify-content:start;padding-left:5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width: 599px){.css-j9qmi7{padding-left:0;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;}}.css-j9qmi7 svg{fill:#27292D;}.css-j9qmi7 .eagfbvw0{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;color:#27292D;}
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