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Bugs on Beech Hedge
Bugs101
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Help please ......Does any one know what these are and how to get rid of it on a 40ft x8ft - last year it was a sticky mess but so far this is all that is there the full 40' length. 
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Hi Bugs,
Have just answered your post regarding the variegated leaves and then found this one.
Your problem here is woolly beech aphid and as these are sap-sucking insects may account for your mutated leaves.
See the RHS website for more info
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=725
All the best.
pbff
Indeed, wooly aphid. They won't hurt the hedge but you're right the stickiness isn't pleasant. I have them every year but blast them with the hose to keep numbers down. Try to discard fallen leaves in Autumn & the ones that have been held onto in Spring.