"Geoff" wrote in message
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I recently pruned some dwarf apple trees and found that in some places
there
was what appeared to be a white fungus growing. However on a closer look
I
saw that it was sort of fluffy and that there was what appeared to be
aphids
hiding under it.

Can anybody advise on identity and solution to prevent recurrence please.

Regards

Lionel

Wooly aphid. They're not harmful in themselves but may cause corky
galls which can be an entry for canker spores. (Hessayon)

They're maybe food for some beneficial insect or other, or the
birds, which currently can't keep up.

There are plenty of references on the net


michael adams

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