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Title: What on earth is this?
Post by: undercarriage plan on June 09, 2005, 20:05:19

Found these little darlings all along the underside on the underside of my variagated Cornus. It looks like woolly aphid, or scale insect? But they are huge!! :o :o Any advice greatly received, thanks Lottie
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/undercarriage/woolyaphids.jpg)

Title: Re: What on earth is this?
Post by: beejay on June 09, 2005, 21:10:23

They are scale insects. I must say that is a pretty spectacular infestation! I dont really know why there is so much of the white stuff.

Title: Re: What on earth is this?
Post by: lottie187 on June 09, 2005, 22:57:46

Thanks Beejay! Very proud of my infestation! Only notice it tonight, cleaned them off with white spirit, hope i did the right thing. Lottie ;D

Title: Re: What on earth is this?
Post by: tim on June 12, 2005, 10:51:57

Don't know. Were you thinking of meths for woolly aphid?

Title: Re: What on earth is this?
Post by: undercarriage plan on June 12, 2005, 19:54:52

I was going to put meths on , but my neighbour told me that I'd got muddled and I should be doing it with White spirit!! Was I right then? ???Lottie

Title: Re: What on earth is this?
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 12, 2005, 23:30:22

I use meth on anything like that as it evaporates so much faster. All these things could potentially damage the plant.

Title: Re: What on earth is this?
Post by: undercarriage plan on June 13, 2005, 09:58:33

I'll have a bit more faith in myself next time then!! Plant looks OK, fingers crossed... Lottie

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