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japanese spotted laurel

allan richingsallan richings Posts: 1
in The potting shed
can you tell me what this is on my laurel, doesnt seem to be bugs but its turning the leaves yellow and they then drop off, sprayed it  to what seems no effect , leaves a sticky residue .
Thanks

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  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698
    Hi allan and welcome to the forum.
    Sadly the photo is out of focus so it is difficult to see what ails your spotted laurel. If it leaves a sticky residue, the obvious culprit is some sort of aphid or other sap sucker. Have you tried squishing one?
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    If you don’t know what it is, how did you know what to spray it with?
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • SporophyteBoySporophyteBoy Posts: 118
    Out of focus or not - the trouble is definitely a bug of some sort - mealy or woolly type aphids - how long have they been on it? It's only April  
    They are very resilient to spray as it never reaches their bodies - use a paintbrush and washing up liquid to remove them than rinse the whole plant.
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