Pests & diseases

There are many things you can do to prevent getting outbreaks of pests or diseases in your fruit trees. 

The most important early steps are:

1.  Choose the right kind of fruit, and the right specific variety, to suit the conditions at your place. Read the information in this Fruit Guide to help with that.

2.  Leave enough space between plants for good airflow, and prune to keep the inside of the tree open.

3.  Summer prune to remove the lush growing tips, so the plants are less attractive to sucking insects.

4. Observe good garden hygiene.

The pdf below has information about these aspects, as well as a list of beneficial insects you want to encourage into your garden, and some controls you can make or buy.

Click on the pdf to read, or download it and print.