unidentified bug

Paul Langford

last year my small hedge was attacked by millions of white bugs which are very very small and I had to dig them up because they had died. However I have a couple of roses which I overwintered in the greenhouse and I now see that one of these is nearly dead with the same insect. As far as I can tell they don't seem to fly but multiply very fast. What on earth are they? I have fumigated the greenhouse but they are still there

pansyface

I know they are tiny but is there any chance of a photo of them?

Paul Langford

thank you for your response they live on the plant and on top of the soil. I also had them on my tomatoes last year. I have photos and will upload shortly

Paul Langford

 

 

 here ar some photo which are the best I can do because of how small they are

Dovefromabove

I agree with Edd.

Also, encourage blue tits and long tailed tits into your garden - they'll feast on the ones in your hedgerow - and most roses don't need to be over-wintered in a greenhouse - if they were outside they'd be less likely to suffer f rom whitefly problems.

Paul Langford

Thank you all for your time and info provided it will be most valuable. I will now get to work ridding myself of these

fidgetbones

My beech hedge gets these most years. The blue tits clear them up. Encourage them in the garden with fat balls.

marc weir

Would whitefly actually kill a hedge ?

Arthur1

The pest on the beech hedge is possibly a woolly aphid. Don't do any real harm but they are unsightly.