GALL MITE
I guess before we start on a war we, the fuchsia growers, need to know what we are fighting. Here are a few pictures that first shows the little devil who is our enemy, then we have some pictures of what he does
Fuchsia growers, are having trouble with a little pest so small that you can't see it with the naked eye it goes by the name of "Gall Mite". Others have problems with this little fellow but not to the extent we do and without the impact we have experienced. We have bathed him in different liquids, dusted him with powders, tried to burn him out with fire, and other things we don't talk about in mixed company. We have had/and still are having meetings about him but all to little or no avail.
So, starting sometime back, a few people decided to take a different approach to the little critter, you know live and let live. So we are still fighting them but with some rule changes; When you find signs of Gall mite it is too late you all ready have him in your neighborhood but that does not mean to give up or burn the house down. You just take a few easy steps and go on enjoying the fuchsias you have. Every week you should inspect your fuchsias for signs of Gall mite.
When you find signs of the mite, prune back sufficiently to insure removal of the infested area. Move the plant to an area away from your other plants. In short put the plant in Isolation for a few days/weeks. First when you are using any tools around fuchsias always have a container of alcohol and dip your tools after each use and as you move between plants it is a must. When you remove a piece of infected plant place the cuttings in a "ZIPLOC" bag when you complete the removal tasks zip the bag closed. Place the bag in the garbage. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE PLACE IN YOU COMPOST PILE as that would just further the development of the little buggers.. If you can't place it in the garbage so it can to be hauled off then place in a closed black plastic bag and place in direct sun for a few days and then place in your burn pile.
Another procedure that some use and they say is successful is the use of Bayer’s All in one Rose and flower care. Be sure to follow all label instructions and precautions. My wife uses All in one Rose and flower each year and swears by it but when she uses on potted plants she cuts the strength to 2 tablespoons per gallon of water which she applies to the soil. If the plants are in the ground out in your yard just follows the instructions on the label. You must remember this is a systemic and the material is taken up into the plant through its roots and not it leafs. This is not a spray this is watered into the ground and taken up by the plants roots.
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MITE RESISTANT FUCHSIAS
INFORMATION ABOUT MITE RESISTANT FUCHSIAS;
Before I start to pass on information on gall mite resistant fuchsias let me
give credit where credit is due. The following article was given to me by
a wonderful lady named Regine Plows of Fort Bragg California. She got much
of her information from Dr. Peter Baye of San Francisco, California. She
is the one I credit with hooking my wife on Fuchsias. She and her nursery
was well known on the west coast for her fuchsias, orchirds, begonias, and other
plants.
The following fuchsia hybrids seem to be resistant to gall mite damage. Some represents the first step towards breeding a new line of fuchsias. No large-flowered or double varieties exist as yet.
BABY CHANG
ISIS
BABY TWO STEP
LECHLADE CHINAMAN
BERG NIMF
LECHLADE GORGON
CAMPO HATCHBACH
LOTTIE HOBBY
CAMPO MOLINA
LEVERKUSEN
CAMPO SPACH
MASON'S TINY TOTS
CAMPO THILCO
MENDOCINO MINI
CAMPO VICTRIX
MIEP AALHUIZEN
CHANCE ENCOUNTER
PROVE THYSELF
CORAL BABY
RED FANLING
FABIAN FRANCK
SCARLET RIBBONS
FANFARE
STRYBING'S PEACH
FIRST SUCCESS
SPACE SHUTTLE
GOODNESS GRACIOUS
TARRA VALLEY
GRAND CAMPO SPACH
STRYBING'S SPECIOSA
HARFARE CHINOOK
THINK PINK
HINNERIKE
VARIEGATED LOTTIE HOBBY
TRAILING STARCROSS PROPHYRIO
ALBRAE
The following is a listing of Mite resistant Fuchsia Species again
from Regine Plowes of Fort Bragg;
All of the F. magellanicas and its hybrids are very mite prone, however, no
damage was ever reported on:
F.ayavacenses, F. bolivana, F boliviana alba, F. brevilobis, F. campos-partoi, F. cinerea, F.x colensoe, F denticulata, F. denticulata var.' Strybing's Improved`, F. denticulata var. ~Blush Fandent', F. dependens, F. excorticata, F. excorticata var. purpurea, F. fulgens, F. fulgens var. rubra grandiflora, F. gehrigeri, F. glazioviana, F. hartwegii, F. hatchbachii, F. jumenezia, lycioides, F. mathewsiio, F. membranacea, F. microphylla ssp, quercertorum, F. petiolaris, F. procumbens, F. raveni, F. regia var. alpestris, F. scabriuscula, F. simpliciaulis, F. spelendens, F. tillentiana, F. venusta, F. vulcanica.
If you would like to try some mite resistant Fuchsias or to talk further with
Regine about fuchsias and the mite. She is located in Fort Bragg and here phone
number is 707-964-0183 and her e-mail is Paphlady@AOL.com. Let me forewarn
you that if you talk with her much about fuchsias she will cause you to be
hooked on them for life. I am speaking as a voice of experience. We
sold our home and moved to the coast to raise fuchsias after a few trips to
Regine’s in Fort Bragg.
Gall MITE RESISTANT per Antonelli
HANGING BASKETS
Cara Mia Hang Basket
Daisy Bell " " Heat Tolr.
Hidcote Beauty " " Single
Lena " " Heat Tolr.
Mary Fairclo " " Heat Tolr. Single
Microphylla ty " " species
San Francisco " " Single
Texas Long Horn " " Heat tolr.
UPRIGHTS
Brevilopis Upright Species single
Campos Portoi Upright Species
Chicadee Upright single
Chang Upright single heat tolr
Curly Q Upright single
Denticulata Upright Species
Fulgens Upright Species
Galfry Upright
Glazioviana Upright Species
Little Ronnie Upright semi double
Mary Upright Single heat tolr
Matthensll Upright Species
Netalla Upright Species heat tolr
Non Pareil Upright
Other Fellow Upright Species heat tolr
Panylla Prince Upright single
Sancta-Rosae Upright Species
Tangerine Upright Single heat tolr
CULTIVARS HYBRIDIZED FOR GALL MITE RESISTANCE
In the 19th century, only a handful
of nurserymen-breeders generated a dazzling genetic legacy of fuchsias we now
enjoy. I would suggest that the hundreds of amateur fuchsia growers today,
working independently, could cumulatively accomplish even more by growing seed
saved from mit eresistant plants that are pollinated randomly among the rich
varieties present in their gardens. "
Peter Baye, AFS Bulletin, September/October 2005
HYBRIDS BY DR. PETER BAYE, San Francisco Botanical Garden/Strybing Arboretum: Dr. Baye has been hybridizing fuchsias for the garden and testing for gall mite resistance for some ten years. Some have been deliberate crosses with others done by Mother Nature. In the Pacific Northwest, they will be tested for hardiness; most will probably do well.
Albrae- [Campo Hatschbach (F. campos-portoi x F. hatschbachii) x likely Campo Molina pollen parent- F2 open pollination]. S Lax. Red/Purple. F.magellanica blossom form. Easy to propagate as sticks. Probably hardy.
Alta- (Campo Victrix x Lye's Unique- sibling to Galfrey Lye & Galfrey Blush). S U, Deep pink/Smoky-pink; tall & unbranched plant. Strongly resistant; slight damage to leaves.
Arouet Fils- (Voltaire x Fregia subsp regia). S U. Red/Purple. Dark, purplish leaves with red veins.
Probably hardy. * Being propagated for nurseries.
Blush Fandent- (F. denticulata x). White tube, blush to white-green tips. Prolific bloom; not vigorous; hard to propagate with green tips.
Campo Molina (p. campos-portoi x F. magellanica 'Alba'). S Lax. Red/Purple. Small leaves; woody, tall plant that will spread by suckering. Immune; no galls form. Rust resistant.
Probably hardy.
Campopple- (Mrs. Popple x Campo Victrix). S Lax. Red/Purple. Strongly resistant; slight gall mite damage to leaves. Probably hardy. Being propagated for nurseries.
Campo Thilco- (F. campos- portoi x F. magellanica). S Lax. Red/Purple. Prolific & long bloom period; easy. Immune to gall mite damage; no galls form. Hardy.
Campo Victor- sibling to Campo Victrix (see below) but lighter in color. Probably hardy.
Campo Victrix- (F. campos-portoi. xV enus Victrix). S Lax, Pale pink- green tips/Dark pink. Spherical tubes. Flowers 3 per node. Strongly resistant; slight gall mite damage to leaves. Rust resistant. Hardy.
Dell Campo Queen- (Campo Thilco x F. regia subsp. regia) S Lax. Red/Purple. Probably hardy.
Dr. Godronson- - (Dominyana x F. denticulata). S U. Scarlet. Large (larger than Dr. Mahoney), waxy flowers, reflexed sepals; purple stems; large, oval purplish leaves. Strongly resistant; slight gall mite damage to leaves. Probably not hardy.
Dr. Mahoney- (Dominyana x F. denticulata). S U. Scarlet with pinkish highlights. Large, waxy flowers; purple stems; large, oval purplish leaves. Strongly resistant; slight damage to leaves. Probably not hardy.
Galfrey Blush- (Campo-Victrix x Lye's Unique- sibling to Galfrey Lye). S Lax. White flushed pink/Dusky carmine pink. Self-branching; light green foliage. Strongly resistant; slight gall mite damage.
Galfrey Lye- (Campo-Victrix x Lye's Unique- sibling to Galfrey Blush). S Lax. White- tipped pink/Dark carmine pink. Long pedicels, wine red stems; early bloom; Strongly resistant; slight gall mite damage.
Grand Barfare-, (Fanfare x F harlingii) S Lax. Orange tube/Orange- black-green tips/Dark, smoky orange-red; Long, fluted tubes, glossy sepals; dark green glossy leaves; probably frost tender. Erect, arching growth. Probably not hardy.
Barfare Chinook- (Fanfare x F harlingii) S Lax. Salmon-coral. Like Grand Harfare in shape and texture. Probably not hardy.
Horicon- (California x Campo Victrix) S Lax. Medium pink-orange/Darker pink. Probably hardy.
Issac Rowan- (Corallina x F hatschbachii). S Lax .. Red/Purple. Prolific bloom; slower growing, compact shrub. Probably hardy.
Jan Jolie- (F. regia x- pollen parent possibly Hanna- sibling to Ruddy Rodney). S Lax.Red/Purple. Probably hardy.
Kyle Peter- (Corallina x F hatschbachii). S Lax. RedlPurple. Prolific, long bloom; recurved sepals; purple-red stems, purple flushed green, leathery leaves. Highly resistant- infrequent galls. Rust resistant. Probably hardy.
Mendonoma Belle- (Albrae x F. regia hybrid). S Lax. Red/Purple. Vigorous plant. Fully resistant. Probably hardy. Being propagated for nurseries.
Miri- (Campo Victrix x Lye's Unique). S Lax. Tube- watercolor washed pink. Light pink-green tips/ Dark smoky-pink. Medium height; serrated, bronze-purple leaves. Strongly resistant; slight damage to leaves.
Popplecorn- (Mrs. Popple x Campo Victrix- sibling of Campopple). S Lax. Red/Purple .. Sepals
hug corolla. Strongly resistant; slight gall mite damage to leaves. Probably hardy.
Ruddy Rodney- (F. regia x- pollen parent possibly Hanna- open pollination-sibling to Jan Jolie).
S Lax. Dull red/White with pale red veins. Probably hardy.
Strybing's Peach,- S Lax. Peach tube & sepals/Pale yellow. (F. fulgens x F splendens ), terminal panicles with prolific bloom, not vigorous, irregular shape. Immune.
Strybing's Speciosa- Sibling to Strybings Peach. Darker red and more vigorous.
Trailing Starcross- (California x Campo Victrix- sibling to Horicon) ST. Medium warm pink/Darker pink. Probably hardy.
Turner Mathew- (Corallina x F hatschbachii). S Lax. Red/Purple. Larger flowers than either parent; long slender tubes & sepals; very large leaves, reddish foliage. Strongly resistant; slight damage to leaves. Probably h,ardy.
Cultivars by Mary Cooke, AFS member from Redwood City, California. Mary has been hybridizing for gall mite resistance for about 5 years. She anticipates some doubles and trailers and is registering them with AFS beginning-in 2006, starting with these two:
Jim Lewark- (Campo Victor x Other Fellow) S Lax, white/orchid. Infrequent, self-limiting gall formation.
Elegant Rose- (Campo-Victor x Other Fellow) S Lax, shades of rose, sibling to Jim Lewark. Only occasional crinkling of a few leaves. * MARY COOKE'S HYBRIDS- 2006:
Key to specialist nurseries in the PNW and one in California that have some of these cultivars.