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Black eggs on tree leaves 😞

annelyst23annelyst23 Posts: 3
in Problem solving
I've got lots of tiny black eggs on the leaves of my euonymus europaeus 'red cascade' tree. The leaves are curling up as well. I planted it a couple of months ago. Any ideas what they are and what I can do to get rid of them please? 

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  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    Looks like aphids under those leaves and on branches. Use a hose to spray out these bugs on a dull day. If your tree is small, you could set it on jet and spray them off. At this time of year, everything is growing fast, and aphids love the soft new foliage. Keep your new tree well watered, and hopefully it will settle in fine. 
  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,355
    Agree with Borderline's diagnosis and treatment. This seems to be a bad year for black aphids - perhaps it was the mild winter. 

    Please try the jetting off with a hose / squidging them with fingers methods rather than resorting to pesticides. Hanging bird feeders nearby also encourages birds such as blue tits which will enjoy eating the aphids.
    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • annelyst23annelyst23 Posts: 3
    Thank you so much for your speedy advice; I'll go and do that now. Many thanks! 😊
  • annelyst23annelyst23 Posts: 3
    Thank you too Topbird, I'm with you re. pesticides. Am going jet them off now 😊
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