"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
Just been reading about yet another couple of foreign pest that are
thriving in the UK.

The Southern Green Shield Bug (Nezara viridula) is spreading in Britain
after being found breeding in the London area in 2003.

Is this the insect that leaves a 'cuckoo spit' on lavender plants?


Wisteria Scale (Eulecanium excrescens) from Asia, which likes wisteria and
also fruit trees, is also on the march and left untouched is capable of
killing even old mature plants. --
Regards
Bob Hobden

That's a pain, my wisteria flowered last year for the first time - it took 3
years!! Any remedies mentioned in your sources Bob?

BD (Cornwall)