Please help to diagnose my hedge

xtina_121

xtina_121 Posts: 1

March 2020 in Problem solving

I live in New Zealand. During summer this has appeared throughout my hedge. I can't figure out what exactly it is.

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BobTheGardener Posts: 11,391

March 2020

I suspect those are the egg sacks of a scale insect, such as Soft wax scale (Ceroplastes destructor.) Have a look on this NZ page:
https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/science/plants-animals-fungi/animals/invertebrates/systematics/scale-insects/image-gallery
More here:
https://plantdoctor.co.nz/problem-finder/waxy-scale/

A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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