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Redcurrant - cocoons on the branches.

mechamickmechamick Posts: 4
in Problem solving

Hi,

Hope someone can tell me what sort of pest is bothering my redcurrants. Never seen it before. How should I manage it?

Many thanks 

Michal image

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Those are scale insects and the best thing to do is rub them off.  The white showing at one end is a sign that the eggs are about to hatch and young nymphs will soon emerge and move all over the bush, so get rid of them asap.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • mechamickmechamick Posts: 4

    Thank you Bob :) I removed most of them already.  Is there any way of prophylactic measures so they don't come back? 

  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    They don't tend to return and it's a bit of a mystery how they get there in the first place I think!

    Last edited: 06 May 2017 23:37:30

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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