Pests and Diseases

black_frosch

Hi, there's something wrong with the ivy on the backyard could anyone tell what is it and how would it be possible to heal? Thanks

kylith

Looks like some sort of wooly aphid to me.

lk67

That's scale insect at two stages. Spray the underside if the leaves with an insecticide.

It's normally accompanied by sooty mould on the topside of the leaf, which looks like soot hence the name. That will disappear when the scale dies, as it feeds of the sugary sap they secrete.

black_frosch

Some more pictures here

What kind of spray can I use I've no experience and It looks really bad I am absolutely lost!

lk67

Get an insecticide in your local garden centre. There are a few different types depending on how earth friendly you want it! In my experience you need something strong for scale insect and repeat spraying as per directions. There's the odd greenfly there too, which might explain the puckered leaves but this variety tends to grow a little like this anyway.

I doesn't look that bad yet tbh.

black_frosch

Something looks like a foam

lk67

That just looks like Cuckoo Spit. There's a little creature inside it and he's mostly harmless.

black_frosch

This is not on ivy but on my vegs firstly I thought it was just sunburned but there's actually someone moving inside!

PeterMelendez

wow similar thing happened with my plants.

magicbastarder

leaf miners.