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    From Bob Hobden@hobdens@btinternet.com to uk.rec.gardening on Sat Mar 8 17:27:58 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.gardening

    Looking for tubes of fine mesh insect fabric to cover the developing
    fruit on our two remaining Cherry Trees. Have been told they are
    available and you slide them over the branches and tie both ends so the
    pest cannot ruin the developing fruit. Despite searching I cannot find anything suitable, any of you seen such things?

    PS If your cherries (and lots of other fruit) are sour these days and
    full of tiny maggots it's probably this vinegar fly.
    --
    Regards
    Bob Hobden

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  • From David Entwistle@qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz to uk.rec.gardening on Sun Mar 9 08:44:54 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.gardening

    On Sat, 8 Mar 2025 17:27:58 +0000, Bob Hobden wrote:

    Looking for tubes of fine mesh insect fabric to cover the developing
    fruit on our two remaining Cherry Trees. Have been told they are
    available and you slide them over the branches and tie both ends so the
    pest cannot ruin the developing fruit. Despite searching I cannot find anything suitable, any of you seen such things?

    Harrod Horticulture seem to offer something similar. I haven't used them.

    https://www.harrodhorticultural.com/fruit-tree-sleeves-pid9436.html

    https://tinyurl.com/4fd9u2hf

    there are a range of bags available too, from several suppliers. Search
    "fruit protection bag" - perhaps less versatile.

    On a different, but related subject, on holiday, in Malta, I saw rings
    around the branches of trees. They looked to be trying to control ants.

    Best wishes,
    --
    David Entwistle
    52-#56'02.5"N 4-#31'05.8"W 50m amsl
    Sandy soil
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  • From nmm@nmm@wheeler.UUCP (Nick Maclaren) to uk.rec.gardening on Sun Mar 9 09:17:06 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.gardening

    In article <vqjke6$l2di$1@dont-email.me>,
    David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> wrote:

    On a different, but related subject, on holiday, in Malta, I saw rings >around the branches of trees. They looked to be trying to control ants.

    It's a standard method for protecting against codling moth.


    Regards,
    Nick Maclaren.
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  • From David Entwistle@qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz to uk.rec.gardening on Sun Mar 9 10:11:41 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.gardening

    On Sun, 9 Mar 2025 09:17:06 -0000 (UTC), Nick Maclaren wrote:

    It's a standard method for protecting against codling moth.

    Ah, thanks.
    --
    David Entwistle
    52-#56'02.5"N 4-#31'05.8"W 50m amsl
    Sandy soil
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  • From Bob Hobden@hobdens@btinternet.com to uk.rec.gardening on Sun Mar 9 11:44:08 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.gardening

    On 09/03/2025 08:44, David Entwistle wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Mar 2025 17:27:58 +0000, Bob Hobden wrote:

    Looking for tubes of fine mesh insect fabric to cover the developing
    fruit on our two remaining Cherry Trees. Have been told they are
    available and you slide them over the branches and tie both ends so the
    pest cannot ruin the developing fruit. Despite searching I cannot find
    anything suitable, any of you seen such things?

    Harrod Horticulture seem to offer something similar. I haven't used them.

    https://www.harrodhorticultural.com/fruit-tree-sleeves-pid9436.html

    https://tinyurl.com/4fd9u2hf

    there are a range of bags available too, from several suppliers. Search "fruit protection bag" - perhaps less versatile.

    On a different, but related subject, on holiday, in Malta, I saw rings
    around the branches of trees. They looked to be trying to control ants.

    Best wishes,

    Thank you for the link, there is always one I forget to check!
    --
    Regards
    Bob Hobden
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