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White spit on plants
Can someone tell me what is that stuff that looks like thick white glue
that is showing up on my plants. The natives and the ornamentals have it. It kinda looks like a mildew, but it's pure white and very sticky looking. It shows up on the stem under the leaves toward the end of the "branch" although I have seen some at the base too. I applied an organic insecticidal soap last week, but it doesn't seem to have helped. Suggestions? TIA! |
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White spit on plants
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deepeddygirl wrote: Can someone tell me what is that stuff that looks like thick white glue that is showing up on my plants. The natives and the ornamentals have it. It kinda looks like a mildew, but it's pure white and very sticky looking. It shows up on the stem under the leaves toward the end of the "branch" although I have seen some at the base too. I applied an organic insecticidal soap last week, but it doesn't seem to have helped. Suggestions? TIA! They are called "Spittle Bugs" for obvious reasons. ;-) A spray of water with a little dish soap mixed in takes care of them. Nasty! They make it hard to weed....... K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katraatcenturyteldotnet,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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White spit on plants
When I was growing up we always called that "snake spit". I later
learned that it was the spittle bug as Katra as said. If you dig around in the "spittle" you can find the little bugs. As for getting rid of them I never have tried, I can't see that they cause much damage to anything. I say live and let live. |
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White spit on plants
I may not have been clear enough. I think what you guys are talking
about really looks like spit. It's kind of foamy and looks like someone just spit on the plant. I've seen it and it's pretty gross. What I have is stickier and pure white. Kind of like fake snow that you use to spray on your windows during the holidays. It seems to be 1 1/2 - 2" below the last spray of leaves (or blooms) at the end of a branch. I sprayed with the insecticidal soap, but it doesn't seem to have helped. Does this jog anyone's memory? TIA! deepeddygirl wrote: Can someone tell me what is that stuff that looks like thick white glue that is showing up on my plants. The natives and the ornamentals have it. It kinda looks like a mildew, but it's pure white and very sticky looking. It shows up on the stem under the leaves toward the end of the "branch" although I have seen some at the base too. I applied an organic insecticidal soap last week, but it doesn't seem to have helped. Suggestions? TIA! |
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White spit on plants
Have you looked for any bugs inside the "white stuff"? If that is too
gross for you , just see if a spray with the hose gets it off. Other than that i haven't a clue, but I'll do some research on it. Alan |
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White spit on plants
I did and didn't see any. It's kind of web-like and seems to be on the
underside of the top leaves as well. Thanks for the help! Scruffy Dog wrote: Have you looked for any bugs inside the "white stuff"? If that is too gross for you , just see if a spray with the hose gets it off. Other than that i haven't a clue, but I'll do some research on it. Alan |
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