mealy bug - thanks alot!
 

was out the back the other day and noticed one of the more established plants had what looked like a fungus all over it - closer inspection I saw it was mealy bug and every single stem on the 35 year old japonica was covered in it:( - from base of plant to tops of leaves and it had began to spread onto other plant near it - so it had to come out - spent the next hour cutting it right back to base and doing so covered myself in mealy bugs - this I didnt know till I went indoors and then began to dance like michael jackson and wave my arms about in the livingroom trying to get it all off my head and body:D...
so I know have a rather large area in the garden which hasnt seen daylight for quite a few years and I dont know what to do with it..

so thanks to the mealy bug for giving me a job I didnt want to do, for making me dance like a tit and for leaving with me a huge area and not knowing what to do with it...

Re: mealy bug - thanks alot!
 

You could always start growing Spuds GG:D

Re: mealy bug - thanks alot!
 

if its against a fence .. plant a red robin ...they look nice ... first picture is from 2007 ... the second picture took today ...

Re: mealy bug - thanks alot!
 

You could have sprayed then with "malathion " they also don't like a very small amount of diesel mixed with water and painted on . VERY SATISFIYING ...

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I am already growing them..

its against a wall and I have always liked photinias - might get one now..

that was my first after thought when I had been to the tip with one chopped up japonica..