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Magnolia tree problem

alexandrians.liverpoolWtB_EYeXalexandrians.liverpoolWtB_EYeX Posts: 4
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Spotted funny fuzzy things on my magnolia today and despite googling can't decide what they are and if I should be worried.   Does anyone know?  Thanks 

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  • WillowBarkWillowBark Posts: 243
    I had a similar issue recently. Apparently they are scale insects. They're sap suckers. The white bits are eggs. The RHS has a useful page about them if you search for "RHS scale insects" on a search engine.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Scale insects … they’re laying eggs in the white fuzzy stuff … scrape them off with a blunt knife or scrub them
    off with a scrubbing brush and soapy water. 
    They’re a nuisance because they weaken shrubs by sucking sap … but not disastrous if you do the above and keep an eye open gif more of the little blighted. 😡 

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





  • alexandrians.liverpoolWtB_EYeXalexandrians.liverpoolWtB_EYeX Posts: 4
    Thanks folks,  very helpful 
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