Hello - One of my bushes has been taken over by this white bug or... not sure what it is...within a week! It's entirely covering this huge bush, on the leaves, the branches, it's all over it. I have tried spraying it with water and aphid killer, it's not working. They are white, don't fly....don't move but the bush is starting to die.
Help with identifying this...bug or ?
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Looks like scale insects., probably Euonymus scale. Spray both sides of the leaves and stems with Neem Oil every 5-7 days.
Scale Insects on Shade Trees and Shrubs
Scale insects harm plants by covering them with waxy bumps and sometimes a black sooty mold. Find out how to recognize them and keep your plants safe.
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Looks like scale insects., probably Euonymus scale. Spray both sides of the leaves and stems with Neem Oil every 5-7 days.
Scale Insects on Shade Trees and Shrubs
Scale insects harm plants by covering them with waxy bumps and sometimes a black sooty mold. Find out how to recognize them and keep your plants safe.extension.entm.purdue.edu
Wow - thanks Chuck. I have been all over sites trying to figure out what this is and that's exactly what it is! Thank you so very much for your help!
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Euonymus Scale (Unaspis euonymi) is a sexually dimorphic scale insect (Duaspididae, Coccoidea) with adult males being white and oblong and adult females, brown and tear-shaped. Mobile immatures (nymphs) are orange, oval, and much smaller than the adults.
Though most often associeated with shrubs in the genus Euonymus of the Bittersweet family (Celastraceae), Unaspis euonymi is known to parasitize a wide range of host plants including: Buxus, Camellia, Celastrus, Daphne, Eugenia, Hedera, Hibiscus, Ilex, Jasminum, Ligustrum, Lonicera, Olea, Pachysandra, Paxistima, Prunus, and Solanum.
Euonymus Scale (Unaspis euonymi) is a sexually dimorphic scale insect (Duaspididae, Coccoidea) with adult males being white and oblong and adult females, brown and tear-shaped. Mobile immatures (nymphs) are orange, oval, and much smaller than the adults.
Though most often associeated with shrubs in the genus Euonymus of the Bittersweet family (Celastraceae), Unaspis euonymi is known to parasitize a wide range of host plants including: Buxus, Camellia, Celastrus, Daphne, Eugenia, Hedera, Hibiscus, Ilex, Jasminum, Ligustrum, Lonicera, Olea, Pachysandra, Paxistima, Prunus, and Solanum.