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  1. elainefiz

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    [​IMG] Sorry about the blurred pic,i found it on a shrub.There are about 50 tiny white-greenish, millimeter long eggs encased in a web like blanket.A bit like a minature tic-tac.I squashed one and there was fluid inside?
     
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    eeeewwww
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Mealy bug?
    Just a guess.
     
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    Thank`s Pete,but what`s a Mealy bug?
     
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    Thankyou dendrobium. [​IMG] (should`ve done that myself)Could be Mealy bug,though it doesn`t make much difference now as the shrub has gone to make way for the path.Mr.fiz is working as i speak.(finally)
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    Must have been the gentle hints, Elaine! Paths are a Very Good Thing - less muddy, less slippery - blimey, enthusing over a path, how sad can you get? :rolleyes: :D
     
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