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Bugs on Vibernum Opulus
Cloudfairy
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Hi there, I am a complete beginner! I have 2 Vibernum plants which have clusters of little black bugs around the tips/underneath the flowering heads and leaves.. I did take a photo but do not seem able to upload! Is anyone able to tell me what these might be and how I can get rid of them without harming the plant? Many thanks in advance x
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Hi Cloudfairy
Photos would be good - to upload a photo you need to click on the green tree icon on the toolbar above where you type your post.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
They are almost certain to be black aphids... the Viburnum opulus is a magnet for them. In my garden it is the only plant that has them and it has like millions of them... I spray them with a bit of soapy water, since I try to do all organic as much as possible. It helps - a bit - although it does not solve the problem completely. I think a well established plant will not suffer much from them. A young one can get quite a bit of a set back. In the worse case, use pyrethrum
I too had the black bugs on my Viburnum last year, so this year I sprayed the plant with a chemical just as the leaves were opening and it seems to have done the trick, bug free so far.