Other lace bugs that may become problematic occur on deciduous plants like cotoneaster, pyrancantha, oaks, sycamore and others. These lace bugs spend the winter as adults and will become active this Spring and begin to lay eggs. Look for the adult lace bugs at this time, especially if you have had problems with them previously on a particular site. Lace buts are easily controlled with a variety of insecticides including insecticidal soaps and horticultural oils if good coverage of the leaves can be obtained. If a planting is sufficiently large and dense to prevent good coverage of the plants with the oil or soap, consider using materials with some systemic activity such as acephate or imidacloprid.
Sanitation is an important and often overlooked practice to control diseases in the home orchard.
Many fruits can only be grown successfully using good sanitation. Others may be grown without pesticides altogether if good sanitation is practiced. This will increase the effectiveness of any fungicide spray program. Home orchardists should prune dead limbs and remove any mummified fruit from their trees and clean up the orchard floor, if they haven't already, in the next few weeks. Dormant oil sprays can be applied before new growth appears.