Slimy white foam on grapevines Gone!

Fenestra · **Posted:** Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:23 am

Thanks to all who made helpful suggestions; I did what yall suggested and the pest seems to have gone away.Now the grasshoppers are chomping on almost everything; wonder if they have any nutritional value? I'm not adverse to eating a tasty bug.

meadow · **Joined:** Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:03 pm **Posts:** 14

google spittlebug and see if that is it. It there is a lot of them, it probably does need to be dealt with.

kelliotes · **Joined:** Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:10 pm **Posts:** 39

+ It sounds indeed like the spittle-bug. You can just spray them off with the garden hose. I had them four years ago and haven't seen them since.

monk Herman

msauber · **Joined:** Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:14 pm **Posts:** 13

The bug itself is inside the protective foam. It does indeed suck and get nutrients from the host plant. Yes, spraying with garden hose should get rid of it.
Mike

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