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is not a problem, but in excess the plants will suffer and could even die.Smudges of white, waxy deposits appear at the base of phormium leaves, deposited by sap-feeding insects. The mealybug can cause loss of vigour in the plant and, in extreme cases

it got ants?  Bay's suffer from attacks by scale insects, which if heavily infested suck the life out of its host, check its trunk /stems for these little critters !! Oh, edit isn't working again !! Forgot to say, it may need a feed if you haven

stiff brush, I'm afraid. There is a list of sprays available here. Very similar sort of thing is Oyster scale. Just as hard to get rid of too. The white is a waxy substance which protects the insect from the outside. Water based sprays cannot get through

chopping them down, which will leave massive gaping holes in my garden, can anybody tell me what it may be and how to tackle it.  Your help would be much appreciated!  Thank you x The plant has probably got scale insects look carefully on the under sides

trees and bushesall year roundMore common garden pestsWoolly aphidsScale insectsPear leaf blister miteLeafhopper

.a range of ornamental plants, trees, shrubs, herbs, some vegetables, fruitspring, summerMore common garden pestsAphidsScale insectsFlea beetleEarwigs

i have alot of tree frogs that live in my yard so i use no chemicals, but my hollyhocks have been attacked by what looks like bright yellow scales and brown egg like spots on the under leafs.what can i do non chemically to stop the deaths of my

plant (schefflera). Hello Baileyana, As meiow and jeffd say, it's a variegated umbrella plant (Schefflera arboricola). These are prone to scale insects, which cause the plants to be covered in a sticky film, whilst weakening them. Schefflera can also

AphidsLeaf cutter beesScale insects

and greenhouse plantsspring, summer, autumn, winter More common plant problemsAphidsMagnesium deficiencyRustScale insects