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sms80
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Found these covering a virburnum bush. Did not fit the usual description for the beetle
No other plants in this bed where affected
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Scale insect larvae possibly
Billericay - Essex
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I agree ... scale insects - possibly cushion scale https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=483
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks, that certainly looks like it. Will keep an eye on the rest of the shrubs in the bed.