Forum home Problem solving
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Cuckoo spit on my bush

Hi not sure what shrub is called. I have froth lookingime cuckoo spit and black aphids on the shrub. Ants seem to like it. What's the problem please

Posts

  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307

    Cuckoo spit is the home of a larval stage of the frog hopper insect, harmless.

    The ants are 'milking' the aphids for the honeydew which they secrete. Wash off the aphids with a strong jet of water and use an Ant killer powder on the ants nest.

  • Thank you for your help I'm on it cheers
  • I try to ignore the insect damage as much as possible.

    Rather wonderfully earlier I was watering and standing beside one of the little standard willows and a leaf cutter bee snipped out a bit of leaf and made (wait for it) a bee-line to the insect hotel!

  • Thank yoi
Sign In or Register to comment.