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Please help this has been happening for the last 4 years what can I do I’ve used sprays but nothing

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Why are you  spraying ladybird larvae?  :'(

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    The black and orange critters in the top pic are the ladybird larvae.  If you leave them alone they should keep the aphids under control (the white-ish bits in the top and bottom pics look like the shed skins of aphids to me).  No idea what's going on with the plum in the middle pic.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • michael fennmichael fenn Posts: 4
    All of the plums covered in this goo
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    The plum problem may be due to Plum moth ... info here

    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=554

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I do wish people would find out first what they are spraying, no wonder species are in decline.😢😢😢😢
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Pauline 7Pauline 7 Posts: 2,246
    Lyn said:
    I do wish people would find out first what they are spraying, no wonder species are in decline.😢😢😢😢
    Especially when you can get an  identification on here,  most times within minutes. 
    West Yorkshire
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    You really want to hang on to and encourage the ladybird larvae. They are in steep decline in the UK.

    The resin on the plums comes from a tree under stress or from insect damage. Look for other signs of tree distress to check which.

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    Resin:

    Plum trees which suffer from environmental stress such as hot or cold weather, fluctuating levels of moisture at the roots or similar conditions often produce plums which have small blobs of clear and hardened liquid on them.

    There can be lots of them or just a few. As well as environmental conditions this can be caused by very localised insect damage or it can be the result of some other more serious pest or disease. The blobs themselves are not a pest or a disease but they are produced as a result of some other pest, disease or condition.

    Cut an affected plum in half and look for signs of a pest, if none is found then the plum is still edible. If there are other signs then diagnose what has caused them rather than worry about blobs themselves, they are just a sign of another problem.


  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    In the first photo you can see the aphids around the baby ladybirds. As others have said cut the plum open to see what has caused the issue.
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