Re: HELP
Hate to be gross, but did it look like a bit of spit? If so, that
insect inside sucks on the plant juices. Cutting will do away with
them, but spraying with a hard water jet will throw them off your plants
and thus eliminate the cutting.
good luck.
Pat
SE WI zone 5
Marie Yacuzzo wrote:
>
> I am in my third year of gardening and love the info that I get from all you
> experts. I have not had any experience with insect infestations on my
> plants until now, and I don't know what they are or what to do about them.
>
> I had noticed that one of my bee balms looked kind of misshapen and stunted
> at the top. When I looked closer I saw a glob of what looked like white
> cotton. When I touched it, it was wet and not cottony. Inside was a small
> yellow and green insect. Upon closer inspection, I found several more
> plants with this on them. I cut off some of this, but am now afraid that I
> have cut off all the developing buds.
>
> Does anyone know what this is and what I should do about it? I was so
> excited about my garden this year, because it is so much bigger and better
> than last year. Now I am afraid that this insect(?) will stop things from
> blooming or even kill some of my plants.
>
> Marie
> Z5 Western Mass.
>
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