PLEASE HELP....Identify & how do I get rid of it???

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kastrol West Chester, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 25, 2011

This is ALL over many different flowers in my garden; cone flower, black-eye-susan, Lilies (Asiatic & Oriental), phlox, Rose of Sharon, just to name a few. It seems to like the area where the leaves meet the stem. It is a sticky cottony substance. When I try to wipe it off a small white bug jumps (not really flies) off. Is this a type of Mealy bug? Any suggestions how to get rid of it?? I have read if it is Mealy bug to wipe the area with Alchohol, but there are soooo many???
I would appreciate anyones advise or information about this critter.
Also, is it really extra buggy this year, or is it just my gardens????

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kastrol West Chester, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 25, 2011

This is another photo.....This is of the bug....after it hopped off when I tried to wipe it. The best I could do......

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kastrol West Chester, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 25, 2011

Photo of where it is on the plants....

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hcmcdole Powder Springs, GA(Zone 7b) Jun 25, 2011

Maybe woolly aphid.

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Jun 25, 2011

i have that every year. i alternate spraying with a spinosad product and the next week i use liquid castile soap and water. i always find leafhoppers around the plants and those areas affected.

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