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| Do any of you get these little buggers? Weirdest little creatures. I remember the first time I discovered them. I thought my neighbour had spit in my plant lol. Nature sure produces the strangest things....... Here's one on my phlox |
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| I didn't know that's what it was called! I just hosed down a few branches on some ornamental willows that looked just like your picture. How bad are they? |
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- Posted by ken_adrian MI z5 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 5, 14 at 7:38
| they bug me .. see what i did there... lol ... but i ALWAYS ignore them ... i am not sure if i ever associated any damage to them ... do they actually eat plants???? sometimes i take a knife.. and slide it thru the goo.. and look at the culprit ... and am amazed how much spit that tiny thing can do ... i suppose someone will chime in and say they had the outbreak from heck ... and they devoured the whole yard ... but i have never experienced such .... just keep in mind.. your goal is not to destroy every bug on sight ... its to figure out.. which ones.. develop into a population to actually do any significant damage ... and frankly.. though i used to be a chem warrior... its actually pretty surprised.. how little damage most bugs do ... i really dont care if a leaf or two is damaged .. as long as the whole performs to expectation otherwise... ken |
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- Posted by summerstar Z7VA (My Page) on Thu, Jun 5, 14 at 15:21
| I've had Spittlebugs on Lavender and other plants, but I too didn't notice them destroying any plant. I suppose we should try Google-ing it. However I admit to an intense dislike for any bug or worm that kills my plants and I will use an environmentally friendly product to save them. Ken, I don't care about a leaf or two either, but I've lost Soft Touch Hollies, damaged Boxwoods, and had Lavender greatly set back due to spider mites. We lost a beautiful pine to a borer this spring. We won't plant any more pines; they seem prone to borers. Spraying a large garden two or three times a year is a chore, but I hate to see my plants suffer so I do it. |
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| That's all I've noticed also are a few curled leaves...so far. I've had phlox for 20+ years and never had any spitters up until last year. And only on my phlox. I was just curious if many have had them, and what you first thought was upon discovering them lol. |
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- Posted by vera_eastern_wa 5a-5b (My Page) on Thu, Jun 5, 14 at 17:45
| I get them sometimes here in the Idaho, but back at my eastern Wa garden they were fairly common in spring. I never really had much damage on most plants, but they did cause major leaf distortion on Rudbeckia. These are the nymphs of Frog Hoppers and in both stages they pierce and suck plant juices. I usually just give them a good spray from the hose if the they are numerous enough to bother. |
Here is a link that might be useful: U of Cal. IPM Online
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- Posted by sandyslopes z5 UT (My Page) on Fri, Jun 6, 14 at 1:44
| I saw some just tonight on my milkweed plants. They seem to like those. I didn't know there was a bug in there. I thought something just spit up and left. I mostly ignore them and let them be. |
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- Posted by RyseRyse_2004 5 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 7, 14 at 17:17
| In my 50+ years of gardening, I have never seen them do any damage at all. They can spit all over the place as far as I am concerned. Actually there is only one bug that I can think of that I try to erradicate - Japanese Beetles. Anything else that does damage seems to have predators that take care of them for me. |
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| mmmm, I ignore them too (but I attempt the head in sand trick most of the time so possibly not the best recommendation). |
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