Spittlebugs

[mrcman]

Well, I've got spittlebugs all thru my blueberry bushes. First time ever.

I got a recipe off the web that is 1/2 cup hot pepper, 6 clove of garlic and 2 cup of water. All heavily blended and pureed together, sit for 24 hours and add 2 tsps. of liquid soap.

Does this compound seem affective? Am I spinning my wheels with this mix? We've got fruit mateuring on the bush so I'm cautious about using any chemicals.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Tony

 

[so lucky]

I wonder if the fruit would absorb the taste of the ingredients?

 

[mrcman]

so lucky,

I hadn't even thought of that. yikes...spicy hot blueberries don't even sound appealing do they?

But, I will let you know. In a week or two we should be picking some.

Tony

 

[catjac1975]

How about a hard spray of water like you do for aphid?

 

[mrcman]

Catjac,

We finally got ahold of the Master Gardener at our County Extention office and she told us the same thing. (minus the aphids) So we went out and did just that with the ones I had missed on the first go around.

Thanks Tony

 

[baymule]

What is a spittlebug? If it makes you feel any better, I have mixed up similar concoctions and they work fairly well. And the vegetables did not absorb the ingredients.

 

[thistlebloom]

We get lots of spittlebugs also. I have found that the water spray seems effective, because it washes the foam off, but they can really hang tight. The next day you can see them again, all foamed up. Now I squish them. They're pretty small under all that gunk, but easy to kill.

@baymule: .

 

[catjac1975]

Catjac,

We finally got ahold of the Master Gardener at our County Extention office and she told us the same thing. (minus the aphids) So we went out and did just that with the ones I had missed on the first go around.

Thanks Tony

I knew what a master knows? Geesh

 

[baymule]

So the spittle bugs are inside the foamy stuff? I can remember seeing blobs of that stuff as a kid, but haven't seen any in my garden. Can you just squish the foamy stuff?

 

[catjac1975]

So the spittle bugs are inside the foamy stuff? I can remember seeing blobs of that stuff as a kid, but haven't seen any in my garden. Can you just squish the foamy stuff?

You have to squish the slimy bug under the foam.