I have these white ‘fluffy’ looking growths on my Port Wine Magnolias. They seem to be suffering by showing signs of thinning and darker stems. I’m in Newcastle NSW. How might I save them!
by ben_two_thousand
I have these white ‘fluffy’ looking growths on my Port Wine Magnolias. They seem to be suffering by showing signs of thinning and darker stems. I’m in Newcastle NSW. How might I save them!
by ben_two_thousand
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It looks like woolly aphids
Dreaded mealies.
Mealie bug destroyers?
https://thebeatsheet.com.au/natural-enemies-meet-the-mealybug-destroyer/
Picture isn’t great on my phone but looks like you’ve got mealybugs (small white/grey bugs) and some “mealybugs destroyer” larvae (big wooly guys) eating those mealybugs. Don’t spray, that many will eat all your bad bugs in a day or two if you let them.