White foam on plants

[Ridgerunner]

Some people remove some bugs with the bare hand and kill them with a bare hand. I grew up doing that with a lot of things. Wipe your hands in the dirt to clean them if you must and use soap and water before you eat or as necessary.

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

Yup. Spittlebugs. I find them all the time, even on weeds. I crush their tiny greenish bodies with my fingers.

 

[bobm]

Thank you one and all... I am now flexing my fingers in preperation to squish those dastardly beasts who dare to steal life giving plant juices not to mention the defacing tagging of the follage. Die pests DIE !

 

[Ridgerunner]

Thank you one and all... I am now flexing my fingers in preperation to squish those dastardly beasts who dare to steal life giving plant juices not to mention the defacing tagging of the follage. Die pests DIE !

I like that attitude, keeps things in perspective.

 

[ducks4you]

Can I watch you kill them?

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

I get it on those blue bell campanula flowers.

 

[Carol Dee]

We also have a heavier than usual spittle bug infestation. UGH. No garden hose to wash them off at the lot! May have to resort to a spray bottle on stream and pinch any offenders I find.

 

[thistlebloom]

The offenders will be in the foam, no need to wash the foam away. Just reach in there and pinch, they're generally a little smaller than a grain of rice.