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White blobs with cap on stems
janemcwilliams
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Hello again, our bay tree and some neighbouring red and black currents have developed clusters of what look like white blobs with little lids or caps all over the trunk and some stems. What could it be, should it be treated and how without resorting to anything harsh which could affect wildlife. Many thanks j
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If you can brush them off with a stiff brush, that should get rid of them - but don't hang about the larvae will be on the move any time
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Either dab with alcohol, or scrape off.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
They'll be laying in the soil.
Every few years I find some on the stems of my blueberries - sneaky, as they look like dormant buds - I flick them off with a fingernail.
I had a star jasmine that would get it in hot summers when I didn't water enough. I'd leave them as it was too big to treat. They didn't usually appear again the following year as long as I remembered to water
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.