Fatsia Japonica being eaten, with white slime on it?

Our Fatsia Japonica is growing but the young leaves are being munched on, deforming them when older. I hadn't seen any culprits until today I found this white slime. Any ideas what it is?!


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I have never seen this on this plant before , have you had a touch is it slime or just looks very frothy with lots of bubbles in , does it disappear as the day goes on ??

 

It looks like individual transparent eggs. I've wiped off as much as I can.


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Could it be this? http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=490 Remember it as 'cuckoo spit' from childhood.

 

It's more jelly like, individual globules. I can't see anything in them but they're brand new today. Could they be snail eggs?


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I haven't a clue but it's intriguing ,I'll be keeping watch on this one

 

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I havnt seen any cuckoo spit yet ?

 

Me neither but it just reminded me of it. Jack doesn't think it is that, though

 

I doubt it is snail eggs as they bury them in the soil , problem living in London you tend to get new pest first before the rest of us .

are you a member with the RHS as you could send your photo to them to see what it is

if not, I am , I will send your photo but only with your permission first.

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yes I thought the same when I fist looked at the photo , it reminds me of a when it has cankers and occasional you get a goo coming out but that looks to frothy , I wonder if its swell Jell thats been drooped on the leaves ? as when redoing my baskets I through all the old compost on the border and after yesterdays rain I did have blobs of jell all over the border

 

I'm not a member so that would be brilliant, thank you. Actually, I should add, I think I've seen older examples of these on this bush and they were a slightly drier amber orange colour.

I don't think they are moisture jell as I haven't used any, unless our neighbours have been flinging it around


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Could it be frost damage?
Frost can deform the early new foliage, it happens quite often, later formed leaves are usually ok.
Not sure about the slime though, could it be the sap from the damaged leaves?

 

Definitely being eaten, they have chomps in them when small and soft - like caterpillars which I suspect but haven't seen.

 

Go out at night with a torch, might look like and idiot, but often its the only way to catch the culprits.

 

Take a look at this Jack....it could be a fungus.

https://www.google.com/search?q=jel...600&bih=752#q=jelly+fungus+uk&tbm=isch&imgdii=_