Re: foamy stuff on my plants

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• Subject: Re: foamy stuff on my plants
• From: "* R* <j*@northweb.com>
• Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 12:07:32 -0400

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Would you believe spittle bugs?  I cannot find a reference to a solution
for you.

John Ross, Northern NY

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> From: Al782@aol.com
> To: sqftlist <sqft@listbot.com>
> Subject: foamy stuff on my plants
> Date: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 12:42 AM
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> I just discovered little patches of foamy stuff on leaves and stocks of 
> plants.  I resembles(if you'll pardon the expression)spittle.  Does
anyone 
> know what it is and or how to get rid of it and the critter that created
it?
> It isn't tent worms---we had those a couple of times before.  
> Oh, incase no one answered the question about the plants whose leaves
were 
> turning into green lace--I had that one year and the extention service
said 
> it was leaf miners.  They get betwee the top and bottom of the leaves and

> suck out everything in between.  The extention service offered no organic

> solution-- the suggested diazinon.  I used my homemade hot pepper,
tobacco 
> infusion(water which I soaked tobacco in for several days) and dish soap
and 
> it did the trick for me.  I just dilute it and strain it and spray it in
the 
> cool part to the day.  Sorry I have never been exact about the
measurements.
> Bonnie C mt.zone 5  taking her hat off to anyone who can tell me what to
do 
> about those very poor mannered critters expectorating on my garden.
> 
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