Topic: White Stuff on a plum tree, any idea's?

[cjb02]

I spotted this stuff on my the plum tree bark today, I think it might be mildew but I am not sure, Does any one have any suggestions.

I wiped it all off with a solution of water and milton. What should I have used

Thanks for any help

Chris

Piccy here
   [img width= height= alt=2,jpg.jpg]http://flickcabin.com/pthumbs/small/25791/2%2Cjpg.jpg[/img]

[saddad]

What piccy?
Could be anything, bird poo, wooly aphids, mildew as you say...
if it went and stays away that's solved it!!  :-\

[cjb02]

if you click on "2,jpg.jpg" in the first post. you will see the piccy

[saddad]

If I could find/see

if you click on "2,jpg.jpg" in the first post.

I would...  :-\

[Baccy Man]

What piccy?

This one.
http://flickcabin.com/public/view/25791

[cjb02]

thanks Baccyman

[saddad]

Thanks Baccyman, looks like wooly aphids to me... but my eyesight isn't the best...  ::)

[cjb02]

thanks Saddad. It might be, it appeared very quickly and I dont know what wooley aphids look like, so may be. I hope they dont like milton as that is what they got today. I will keep a close eye on the tree concerns and see what turns up

[saddad]

They look like any other grey aphid but put out the white "wooly" stuff to protect themselves... if it comes back brush it off with a stiff ish brush and apply the milton solution into the cracks....  :)

[cjb02]

thanks.  never seen aphids like that before. Cheers for the advice.

[tonybloke]

paint them with meths! (honestly) ;) it's what orchid growers use for wooly aphids, it's not wool, but a waterproof wax-like substance. ;)

[cjb02]

thanks Tonynloke. I will try that. they are starting to come back,so the milton solution was not doing the trick.

[telboy]

Agree with Tony - meths should do the trick!