For Aphids I buy a couple of bags of ladybugs at the garden center. Works great!

[luisa_calif]

I emptied out some of the messages so you might try again. I still can send 5 or 6 double leaves>

to each of you.

 

[luisa_calif]

I still can send you 5 or 6 double leaves, so try again.

 

[luisa_calif]

I've had mine for about 2 years now, never flowered, lives on shady patio..

with grapes overhead. Now the ants go after
THOSE with great zeal. I live in northern California, just north of the SF Bay Area but we get Central Valley heat. It was 113 for a couple of days just a week ago when we had the most fires but is now down to the mid 90's.
What is the climate where you have your tree?

 

[luisa_calif]

I don't know what the ants want with this plant. Maybe they are just trying to set up a colony >>

in the dirt?

 

[rvb]

it's simply ants covering practically all of the stems.

 

[luisa_calif]

No, what did you have & what did it look like?

 

[rvb]

has anyone had ant infestation on their kaffir lime trees? what did you do.

insecticidal soap barely makes a dent.

 

[Glennis]

How do you prune a Kaffir lime and for what purpose?

I just bought one this past weekend.

 

[luisa_calif]

Well, mine was on a shady patio and was getting leggy. We looked up

how to prune it and it was recommended to prune to 3 nodes. I am hoping it gets fuller.