Viburnum disease

chuckBY1mbvYA

Is this Anthracnose on my viburnum?

Allotment Boy

The second picture looks like aphids to me , not sure about the first,  sorry. 

chuckBY1mbvYA

Allotment Boy said:

The second picture looks like aphids to me , not sure about the first,  sorry. 

Thanks. Just odd, it has these black specks that come off, when tje leaf is touched.

Lizzie27

aphid poo?

Borderline

Looks like Thrips damage to me. In heavy infestations, you can prune out the worst affected areas. If it's a large area/shrub, blast the shrub with a hose on jet setting. Try to keep the base of the shrub and surrounding areas cleared of dead plant material. Sometimes, they over-winter causing further re-infestations.

chuckBY1mbvYA

Borderline said:

Looks like Thrips damage to me. In heavy infestations, you can prune out the worst affected areas. If it's a large area/shrub, blast the shrub with a hose on jet setting. Try to keep the base of the shrub and surrounding areas cleared of dead plant material. Sometimes, they over-winter causing further re-infestations.

Thanks!