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Hydrangea plant
seyfades
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We moved into a house that had Hydrangea plant outside.We moved to the house last summer so the flowers were blooming.
I pruned the Stem in March and as a novice gardener I did not do anything else. I bought liquid rose feed yesterday and whilst watering the plant, I noticed some of the stems and leaves had white things on them. I'm not sure what these are or what to do. I have pruned the affected stems.
Does anyone know what they are and what I need to do please?
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Caterpillar I think, too early to say which but someone else is bound to know.
I would wash them off before the hatch and eat your lovely hydrangea!
A A Milne
Mealy Bugs.
Scale insects - use soapy water and an old tooth or nail brush to remove them or paint them with a small brush dipped in methylated spirits.
Pretty sure it's not Scale insects, they stay stuck to the branches.
Cottony hydrangea scale http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/3160867/scale-infestation-on-hydrangea
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Now there's a thing?
Oh no, will neem oil spray work on them or do I need to get special insecticide?
I think the organic treatment is to spray the insects with soft soap ... it's a 'contact' treatment, so you need to spray under the leaves and get the insects themselves.
Good luck
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.