tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post2857224651146667658..comments2023-12-22T11:51:38.762+01:00Comments on The story of our life returning to England from Braye-sous-Faye: A Walk Round the Garden..Colin and Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15990185210945021818noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-84320647664280015562015-05-12T23:53:53.110+02:002015-05-12T23:53:53.110+02:00You are right ...
they are scale insects....
you w...You are right ...<br />they <i><b>are</b></i> scale insects....<br />you will need to soft soap them...<br />and scrape off any that are accessible...<br />I don't think that the ants had anything to do with these...<br />they don't exude honeydew...<br />if the ants were "in convoy"...<br />check at bud tips, young shoots for aphid.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-57576342590286015432015-05-12T20:07:52.330+02:002015-05-12T20:07:52.330+02:00Susan, they don't appear mobile. When I looked...Susan, they don't appear mobile. When I looked best I could find was this. http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_softbugs/BlackScale.htm<br /><br />I have picked one or two off and they are 'dusty'!!Colin and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990185210945021818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-84773352462648287462015-05-12T19:38:56.928+02:002015-05-12T19:38:56.928+02:00I don't recognise them. Were they mobile? Or a...I don't recognise them. Were they mobile? Or are they pupae and fixed to the branch waiting to hatch?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-78334334580286710342015-05-12T18:11:50.818+02:002015-05-12T18:11:50.818+02:00Sorry, I don't know anything about the bugs bu...Sorry, I don't know anything about the bugs but I'm sure Susan or Tim/Pauline will.<br />The garden is looking wonderful!GaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.com