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Sun, Jul 10, 11 at 19:39
| Hi, I have noticed some wooly aphids in my garden, at least I believe them to be. Some are bright white fuzzy bas@&$? and some look little tiny armored/camoed bugs with just a couple of pieces of fuzz. I believe they collect the fuzz from the plant stems, is this correct?
I kill them manually(gloved finger squish maneuver) when I find them and also remove any fuzz from the affected areas. No major infestation yet. I do have quite a few preying mantids throughout my garden. Should I worry about them? What type of damage do these aphids do? Thanks for you help. |
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| I didn't know there were wooly aphids. Sounds like mealybugs to me. Squishing is good. You're lucky to have praying mantis! |
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