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What’s this on my shrub?

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Walkacrossthesand · 06/06/2025 16:06

Shrub is an Amelanchier, looks generally healthy, but a lot of leaves have these little white grubs with brown ‘faces’ on their undersides. Not scale-looking, not chafer-looking, they squish & contain beige goo. No leaf damage where they are. I’ve drawn a blank with the googling, nearest I’ve got is weevil grubs. Anyone recognise them? I can try to take a better picture if that would help.

What’s this on my shrub?
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LatteLady · 06/06/2025 20:10

Probably a Tortrix moth larva, they are nasty little devils and will strip plants when they emerge. At this point I take of the leaf and dispose of them.

Walkacrossthesand · 07/06/2025 07:28

@LatteLady thanks so much for the moth larva suggestion. When I looked that up to look for pictures I came across Cushion Scale, which looks exactly like what my plant has. Diagnosed!

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