#2: Re: Bug Spit on perennials
Posted on 2006-06-07 16:51:49 by Jangchub
On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 09:14:20 -0400, Jenny <lottadata@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>What's the best way to get rid of these nasty critters in the perennial
>bed without resorting to pesticides. I hit them with some soapy water
>yesterday. But our neighbor has an apiary and we get a lot of his bees
>on our flowers so I would not want to do anything that would harm them.
>
>OTOH, there's bug spit all over my favorite campanula which usually
>stays full of flowers all summer and on a couple other things I'd really
>not like to lose. <sigh>
>
>--Jenny
rinse with plain water, these are spittle bugs
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