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Old 02-06-2003, 12:08 PM
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Some lumps and bunps on an old apple tree have started to secrete a
white fluffy substance which looks like a mould to my untrained eye. How
concerned should I be? What action should I take? TIA.
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Old 02-06-2003, 05:44 PM
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Andrew wrote:
Some lumps and bunps on an old apple tree have started to secrete a
white fluffy substance which looks like a mould to my untrained eye. How
concerned should I be? What action should I take? TIA.


Its an aphid called woolly apple aphid.
If you squash them you get a bloodlike mess.
As I recall it takes quite a lot of spray to get through
the waxy 'fluff' to kill the bug. Must admit my apple
tree has had it for years and I've done
nothing.

JillT

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Old 02-06-2003, 05:56 PM
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Sounds like a form of aphid that produces that horrid fuzz as protection. I
had them last year. A good blast with a hosepipe removes most of them and
leaves the rest in a very sorry state!

Paul DS.


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Old 02-06-2003, 10:14 PM
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Andrew wrote in message ...
Some lumps and bunps on an old apple tree have started to secrete a
white fluffy substance which looks like a mould to my untrained eye. How
concerned should I be? What action should I take? TIA.


Other posters have identified it as woolly aphid. Some trees
seem to have a little bit and not get further problems. It can
get out of hand later in the season, though, particularly on some
younger trees. Painting the affected bits with alcohol zaps the little
wotsits completely.

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Andrew wrote in message ...
Some lumps and bunps on an old apple tree have started to secrete a
white fluffy substance which looks like a mould to my untrained eye. How
concerned should I be? What action should I take? TIA.


Other posters have identified it as woolly aphid. Some trees
seem to have a little bit and not get further problems. It can
get out of hand later in the season, though, particularly on some
younger trees. Painting the affected bits with alcohol zaps the little
wotsits completely.


Or methylated spirits.

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Thank you for the response/reassurance. Much appreciated.
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Andrew wrote in message ...
Some lumps and bunps on an old apple tree have started to secrete a
white fluffy substance which looks like a mould to my untrained eye. How
concerned should I be? What action should I take? TIA.


Other posters have identified it as woolly aphid. Some trees
seem to have a little bit and not get further problems. It can
get out of hand later in the season, though, particularly on some
younger trees. Painting the affected bits with alcohol zaps the little
wotsits completely.

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Anton

I prefer a combination treatment, I drink the alcohol and then ignore the
problem. No worries! :~)

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http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)


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Thank you for the response/reassurance. Much appreciated.
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Andrew wrote in message ...
Some lumps and bunps on an old apple tree have started to secrete a
white fluffy substance which looks like a mould to my untrained eye. How
concerned should I be? What action should I take? TIA.


Other posters have identified it as woolly aphid. Some trees
seem to have a little bit and not get further problems. It can
get out of hand later in the season, though, particularly on some
younger trees. Painting the affected bits with alcohol zaps the little
wotsits completely.

--
Anton

I prefer a combination treatment, I drink the alcohol and then ignore the
problem. No worries! :~)

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)


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Sounds like a form of aphid that produces that horrid fuzz as protection. I
had them last year. A good blast with a hosepipe removes most of them and
leaves the rest in a very sorry state!

Paul DS.
I assume my pictures show this woolly aphid? Looks like eggs within the fuzz.
Hope the attachments show.
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White fluff on apple tree-apple-fuzz-002.jpg   White fluff on apple tree-apple-fuzz-006.jpg   White fluff on apple tree-apple-fuzz-008.jpg  


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I assume my pictures show this woolly aphid? Looks like eggs within the fuzz.
Hope the attachments show.
That is not the aphid, please don't squash it, he's your friend and will grow up to be a ladybird. They love eating aphids, and the young are voracious eaters. What you referred to as the eggs are the adult aphids
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