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gardenwife Newark, OH(Zone 5b) Aug 21, 2003

Disgusting -- a teeming mass of these things. From a distance, they look kind of like Uncle Ben's converted rice! These are on a verbascum plant:

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Calalily Deep South Coastal, TX(Zone 10a) Aug 21, 2003

I don't think that's whiteflies. They look like this http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/dec01/k9678-2i.jpg and are usually on the underside of the leaves.

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plantnutz Austell, GA(Zone 7a) Aug 21, 2003

Are those mealy bugs?
Brenda

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gardenwife Newark, OH(Zone 5b) Aug 21, 2003

Oh, you're right, Cala! I'm not sure, plantnutz. If they're still there, I'll get closer. I was zoomed in from about 8' so I wasn't close enough to scrutinize. Just gave me the creeps, though -- my mom's the one who first noticed and said "ewwww, you've got to come outside and see this". ;P

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plantnutz Austell, GA(Zone 7a) Aug 21, 2003

GW, I know what you mean. Yuck!!! I was digging up some green liriope last weekend and dug up what I think are slug eggs - (the timed release fertilizer resembles them from what I have been told) but there had been no timed release there so I put the shovel of dirt and eggs into a pot to see if they hatch. Yuck, yuck, double yuck!! Brenda

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Weezingreens Seward, AK(Zone 3b) Aug 26, 2003

This makes me glad I live in a hostile environment for many of our garden foes! I've never seen mealy bugs before, but I can say these don't look like white flies. I saw my first infestation last year in a friend's greenhouse, and they looked like bright white confetti on and under the leaves, flying about, as well. I have to agree with you...yuck!

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ButterflyGardnr Orlando, FL(Zone 9b) Aug 27, 2003

Looks like mealybugs to me. Too fuzzy to be scale.

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Calalily Deep South Coastal, TX(Zone 10a) Aug 27, 2003

GW, look at this bug. It's a wooly alder aphid. http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/diaglab/lndscpin_files/frame.htm

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Weezingreens Seward, AK(Zone 3b) Aug 27, 2003

You know, we had some huge aphids on our little native willow tree in my yard. It was pretty disgusting. They were about the size or a small coffee bean...yuck. They didn't seem to hurt the tree.

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gardenwife Newark, OH(Zone 5b) Aug 27, 2003

Cala, but it wouldn't be that if the host plants are maples and alders, would it? This was on that verbascum plant (this one http://davesgarden.com/t/305695/ ). Unfortunately, I forgot to get back out there and get better pictures. Sure wish I had!

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Calalily Deep South Coastal, TX(Zone 10a) Aug 27, 2003

Well I don't know, lol. Guess I should read what the host plants are from now on! There sure were a lot of them, whatever they were.

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