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What king of insect is this and how can I get rid of it?

chloe.mason.graychloe.mason.gray Posts: 10
in Problem solving
Hello,

My Aurelia tree has a dark red bug/fungus that keeps growing on it. The bug/fungus looks like tiny dark red dots that sometimes have a white ring around them. I find it on both the tops and bottoms of the leaves, and on the stems. A gardener came and has been putting insecticide spray on it for a few months, but the bug keeps coming back. Can anyone tell me what kind of insect this is and how I can get rid of it?

Here's an image of the whole plant and some close-ups of the bug.





 

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 23,631
    scale insect. Dab a cotton bud in meths and rub it over them
    Devon.
  • chloe.mason.graychloe.mason.gray Posts: 10
    @Hostafan1
    thank you! What is meths?
  • wild edgeswild edges The north west of south east WalesPosts: 4,320
    Meths is methylated spirit. A type of alcohol used for cleaning and fuel. Personally I can't stand the smell and it lingers in the house so I use surgical spirit instead.
  • HelixHelix 704m altitude...Posts: 601
    We use gin.....
  • philippa smith2philippa smith2 Posts: 8,067
    Meths works well for me but I always rinse off the foliage with water.

    Helix said:
    We use gin.....

    I don't like Gin but does it work and is it cheaper than Meths ? :)

  • HexagonHexagon Posts: 1,014
    Isopropyl alcohol maybe? The stuff they sell in chemists for cleaning wounds and sterilising stuff. Again not sure if it’s cheaper than meths but should deffo be cheaper than gin and smells a lot better than either!
  • philippa smith2philippa smith2 Posts: 8,067
    I think I'll stick with the meths - I've still got half a bottle left :)
  • HelixHelix 704m altitude...Posts: 601
    I don’t like gin, and was given a bottle many years back so reckon I might as well use it for somethimg.
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