how do you get flies off an Empress tree

Last year our Empress tree was covered in flies eating away at the leaves.

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#1 Comment By dann On 05/15/2015 @ 10:17 pm

use a systemic insecticide like bayer. apply to the ground under the tree’s drip edge. water it in heavily.

#2 Comment By shelley On 05/16/2015 @ 2:41 am

I have a hunch your empress tree was covered in whiteflies. For more information on whiteflies and a course of treatment, please visit the following link:
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For more information on the care of empress trees, please visit the following link:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/royal-empress/worlds-fastest-growing-shade-tree.htm ^[2]

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