The mock orange sawfly is a pest that has been moving up from the South. It's rarely reported here but has been around for as long as I've been growing mock oranges, almost thirty years.

Mock orange plants appear regularly in nurseries as well as big box stores here in Kona. Watch for them and be sure to check the botanical name of the plant you buy if you want the plant species ...

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There are many smells, good and bad, that trigger my memory. Sweet Mock Orange when in bloom triggers a memory of getting out of school. It has been told to me that the sense of smell is the ...