White Foam on My Plants
Rev Chuck
gypsy on endor wrote:
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> In article <35899c3f....@nntp.netcom.ca>, bt...@netcom.ca wrote:
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> >Does anyone know what the white foam (looks like "spit"!) is that has
> >shown up all over my plants and shrubs over the last few days? We've
> >been having raining weather; does that have something to do with it?
> >Is it harmful?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Vickie, in Maritimes, Canada
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> that's just what it is, vickie...there's a bug under that spit called...but
> of course, the spittle bug! some ppl will say the spittle bug doesn't cause
> any damage, but i say, yes they do!!! it's true they only have itsy-bitsy
> mouths, but they bite into the stem of the plant, or the stem of the leaf
> and then use the sap as part of that white foam you see.
They have buglike sucking mouthparts, like hypodermic needles. They
stab more than they bite. Control, if they _are_ a problem, means
hand picking or scraping off and crushing or drowning.
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Rev Chuck,
Alt.Atheism Mark of the IPU #203,
Ordained Reverend, ULC, 17 March, 1997.
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bt...@netcom.ca
TAROTetc
Probably spittlebugs - Philaenus leucopthalmus - if you look inside the mass
of bubbles you'll find a small, triangular insect, green or possibly brownish.
They hide inside their masses of bubbles and suck at the plant juices, in
severe infestations they can cause plants to wilt. Remove the masses and the
bugs with a sharp stream from the hose. Don't know of any insecticide that is
used for them, but discouraging them usually works.
Hope that helps....
Claude Arlington, TX zone 7b/8a
gypsy on endor
>Does anyone know what the white foam (looks like "spit"!) is that has
>shown up all over my plants and shrubs over the last few days? We've
>been having raining weather; does that have something to do with it?
>Is it harmful?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Vickie, in Maritimes, Canada
that's just what it is, vickie...there's a bug under that spit called...but
Teachout-Teashon
On Thu, 18 Jun 1998 23:02:47 GMT, bt...@netcom.ca wrote:
>Does anyone know what the white foam (looks like "spit"!) is that has
>shown up all over my plants and shrubs over the last few days? We've
>been having raining weather; does that have something to do with it?
>Is it harmful?
Its not harmful. I posted this on edibles:
This is from the spittle bug. I have never seen damage caused by these
small aphid-like creatures. If you brush the spit away you will find a
small green bug with big eyes. I find them cute myself. You can wash
them off with a spray of water if you don't like the looks of the
spit. Or let them be and they will soon be gone.
The spittlemass is made up of an aphid-like honeydew that the insect
secretes. The insect pokes his rearend out of the mass sucks in some
air. Then retreats back inside the mass and basically blows bubbles to
increase his protection.
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Debra Teachout-Teashon
Washington state USDA zone 8, Sunset zone 5
http://www.rainyside.com/features
Two Rainy Side Gardeners
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Jenn
You've got spit bugs! They won't harm your plants, though I think it's
pretty disgusting when you're trying to pick a flower and you get spit all
over your hand/arm...you can brush it off (and find a little bug underneath)
or just spray it off with a light bit of spray from your hose.
Jenn
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bt...@netcom.ca wrote in message <35899c3f....@nntp.netcom.ca>...
>Does anyone know what the white foam (looks like "spit"!) is that has
>shown up all over my plants and shrubs over the last few days? We've
>been having raining weather; does that have something to do with it?
>Is it harmful?
>