What to Do When a Loquat Tree Gets Pests? A Full Guide to Prevention and Control Methods

The loquat tree is a small evergreen tree, and its fruit is a sweet, juicy fruit that is very popular among people, so what should you do when a loquat tree gets pests?

I. Growth habits of the loquat tree

The loquat tree is a small evergreen tree of the genus Eriobotrya in the Rosaceae family, generally 12 m tall, with a flowering period from October to December and a fruiting period from May to June of the following year.

Loquat seedlings like partial shade and are afraid of direct sunlight, so the nursery site can be chosen between rows of fruit trees in partial shade or beside woods. After the loquat matures, the tree's nutrient level is relatively low, so sufficient fertilizer must be applied promptly after fruit harvest. Organic fertilizer and compound fertilizer are required, and the amount of fertilizer applied should account for about 50% of the whole year.

II. What should you do when a loquat tree gets pests?

If insect holes can be seen, cotton dipped in insecticide can be used to plug the holes and kill the pests, and pesticides can also be used to drench the roots or inject into the trunk to achieve the insect-killing effect.

Besides pest damage, loquat trees are also threatened by diseases, generally leaf spot disease and rot disease. For leaf spot disease, a 50% carbendazim wettable powder 800-fold solution can be sprayed; for rot disease, Bingbiqing, 2% agricultural antibiotic 10-20-fold solution, or 5% Junduqing aqueous solution 30-50-fold solution, etc. can be applied to the diseased spots and wounds to help the trunk wounds heal.

III. The value of the loquat

1. Ornamental

The loquat tree has a neat and beautiful crown and can be used as a tree species for courtyard landscaping and scenic area landscaping. At the same time, because the loquat tree has strong vitality, grows quickly, provides good shade, tolerates pruning, has non-irritating pollen, sheds its leaves at the same time, and keeps fruit for a long time, it is an excellent tree species for road landscaping.

2. Edible

Ripe loquats taste sweet and are rich in various nutrients, such as fructose, glucose, potassium, phosphorus, iron, calcium, and VA, VB, VC, etc. Besides being eaten fresh, the loquat flesh can also be made into canned fruit in syrup or brewed into loquat wine.