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Euonymus

helenskyblueshelenskyblues Posts: 16
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I have a number of Euonymus which are being attacked by white fly on the stems and the leaves are dropping. One is so bad I will have to dig it up. Has anyone else had this problem and if so what can I do?

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  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307

    How big are these white flies? Do they leave the plant in a cloud when the shrub us shaken. Or are they biggish and stay put?

    Treatment would be different depending on  which.

  • helenskyblueshelenskyblues Posts: 16

    I'm not sure if they are actually flies - they are more like tiny white dots that virtually cover the stems and the leaves are crisp and then drop. Sorry it isn't the best of descriptions.

  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307

    Then not white flies per se. Sounds like they could either be one of the scale insects or possibly a fungus.

    As I said a close up image of them would help us help you.

    Try scraping one off. If it is like thin cotton wool with a black 'thing' in the centre then it is  scale.

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