Bay tree sucker insect

Discussion in 'Pests, Diseases and Cures' started by Spruce, Jun 1, 2025.

  1. Spruce

    Spruce Glad to be back .....

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    Hi everyone

    my bay trees two standard loli pops have have a new pest to me (bay sucker) look like a mini aphid but gray and they make the edge of the leaf turn over like it’s bubbled.

    how long has this been in the UK and best way to kill


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    I have 2 bays and they get a bit of it every few years.
    It doesn't seem to affect many leaves, so I just remove the curled-up ones.

    No idea how long it's been around, but I can recall it for about 30ish years since I've had bays, so probably been around a long time
     
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