What is this funny spongy stuff?

[tonyvid]

Apologies for the crap pictures, the phone-camera doesn't have spot metering!

I've seen this a couple of times this weekend in Beds/Cambs, it's usually in small clusters in grass. I've had flick through various nature books but drawn a blank. I just hope it isn't the remains of Cock Womble's porridge...

[guffhoover]

Is it cuckoos spit?





What do i win?

[tonyvid]

guffhoover said:

Is it cuckoos spit?





What do i win?

No....and you don't

This is quite clumpy, looks a little like a dog has honked something horrid but has appeared to have grown around the stems.

[guffhoover]

tonyvid said:

guffhoover said:

Is it cuckoos spit?





What do i win?

No....and you don't

This is quite clumpy, looks a little like a dog has honked something horrid but has appeared to have grown around the stems.

In these situations your best bet is to taste it.........let me know how it goes

[tonyvid]

guffhoover said:

tonyvid said:

guffhoover said:

Is it cuckoos spit?





What do i win?

No....and you don't

This is quite clumpy, looks a little like a dog has honked something horrid but has appeared to have grown around the stems.

In these situations your best bet is to taste it.........let me know how it goes

I was brought up with manners so must insist you go first....

[guffhoover]

tonyvid said:

guffhoover said:

tonyvid said:

guffhoover said:

Is it cuckoos spit?





What do i win?

No....and you don't

This is quite clumpy, looks a little like a dog has honked something horrid but has appeared to have grown around the stems.

In these situations your best bet is to taste it.........let me know how it goes

I was brought up with manners so must insist you go first....

Thankfully in these here parts our shrubbery is not covered in thick dog custard!

[TonyRPH]

My missus says it's Woolly aphids.

HTH.

[Ricky_M]

TonyRPH said:

My missus says it's Woolly aphids.

HTH.

I had that once, very painful.

[tonyvid]

TonyRPH said:

My missus says it's Woolly aphids.

HTH.

Ahh, that's interesting. I've just had a quick google and they seem to be attracted to fruit trees - one of these patches was in my father's field that has a few apple and pear trees along the edge, albeit a fair way off.

[Simpo Two]

It does look like wooly aphid, but I've never heard of it on grass before. Might also be a scale insect.

Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 11th October 20:39

[tonyvid]

I'll try and get some DECENT pictures next time, I must admit I have never seen it before and have spent years and years walking around the same bits of land. Weird.