White bugs on red twig dogwood bush - Ask Extension
My red twig dogwood bush leaves are getting eaten. I see a that some of the stems have white fuzzy bugs. I have attached a picture. Could this b...
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White bugs on red twig dogwood bush #658571
Asked July 01, 2020, 12:29 PM EDT
My red twig dogwood bush leaves are getting eaten. I see a that some of the stems have white fuzzy bugs. I have attached a picture. Could this be eating the leaves? What can I do to get rid of them? I also had something eating my corabells leaves, leaving the leaf spine but I couldn't find bugs on them. Could they be caused by the same white bugs?
Dakota County Minnesota
Expert Response
Hi,
I can’t see the damage on the coral bell, but that might have been sawfly larvae. The white bugs are aphids. They generally won’t harm the plant. Try hitting then with a stream of water from the hose: https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden-insects/aphids
I can’t see the damage on the coral bell, but that might have been sawfly larvae. The white bugs are aphids. They generally won’t harm the plant. Try hitting then with a stream of water from the hose: https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden-insects/aphids
You state that the white bug is an aphid. Arent aphids green? Also the white bugs are clustered around a white web-like material on the leaf stem. Please confirm if you think it could be anything else.
Hi,
No, aphids come in many colors. From the article I sent previously:
Adult and nymph aphids
No, aphids come in many colors. From the article I sent previously:
How to identify aphids
Aphids are small, 1/16- to 1/8-inch-long (2-4 mm), pear-shaped, soft-bodied insects. They can range in color from green, black, red, yellow, brown or gray.
Mature aphids can be wingless or can have wings.
Winged aphids are similar in color but are a little darker.
Immature aphids (nymphs) look like adults but are smaller.
