Spittle Bug

[ponygurl]

anyone else but me have an epidemic this year? Or is this just on my property? :-\
My perennials are full of it.

[wellkeptsecrets]

anyone else but me have an epidemic this year? Or is this just on my property? :-\
My perennials are full of it.


I could look this up but I'm too lazy today. What's a spittle bug and what do they do?

[ponygurl]

I could look this up but I'm too lazy today. What's a spittle bug and what do they do?

They are bugs that create a blob of " spit" in the nooks of plants.. they hide in the spit.. They don't really hurt the plants.. but it's no fun to work in a flower bed of spit. ;D