Yates Baythroid Advanced Insect Killer for Gardens
For control of insect pests in ornamental plants and vegetables in the home garden
Corythucha spp. and Stephanitis spp.
What are Lace Bugs
Lace bugs are small soft bodied insects (3mm) with large lacy wings. All stages of the lace bugs cling to the underside of the leaf surfaces. As the bugs are so small they are usually not detected until damage is noticed on the leaves. The eggs of lace bugs over winter on the midveins of leaves before hatching in spring. Lace bugs are attracted to a wide variety of ornamentals such as azaleas, rhododendrons, viburnums, flowering quince, crabapple and cotoneaster.
Symptoms
Because lace bugs suck the juices from the leaf, they leave white or yellow spots or marks on the upper surface. This will eventually give a silvery mottled appearance to the whole leaf if they are allowed to continue feeding. As the lace bugs feed, they also leave behind tiny black, hard varnish like droppings. Once leaf damage has occurred it cannot be reversed, so proactive control measures are required.
Plants impacted
- Azaleas
- Rhododendrons
- Viburnums
- Flowering Quince
- Crabapple
- Cotoneaster
Caterpillars
There are many types of caterpillars which are usually the larval (caterpillar or grub) stage of moths and butterflies.
Mealy Bug
Make mealybug a thing of the past by talking to the expert gardening team at Yates. We can answer your questions and provide all the information you need.
Thrips
There are 7,400 species of thrips in the world and quite a few are serious pests of plants.
Whiteflies
Rid your plants of white flies with products and advice from the expert team at Yates. White flies are always guaranteed to turn up to be prepared from the start.
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