Posted by Nelly Wensdow on July 6, 2010, 9:56 am
> Hello
> My previously healthy hydrangea bush has developed some sort of problem,
> see attached pic. The scabs are about 3-5mm long but don't seem like the
> mealy bug or scales disease I've found info on - can anyone advise what
> it is & an effective treatment? I've tried spraying it with a
> non-systemic greenfly & mite spray but it doesn't seem to have helped.
> It's still flowering ok but a fair few leaves have died.
> Thanks in advance.
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Looks like cottony scale.
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> My previously healthy hydrangea bush has developed some sort of problem,
> see attached pic. The scabs are about 3-5mm long but don't seem like the
> mealy bug or scales disease I've found info on - can anyone advise what
> it is & an effective treatment? I've tried spraying it with a
> non-systemic greenfly & mite spray but it doesn't seem to have helped.
> It's still flowering ok but a fair few leaves have died.
> Thanks in advance.
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