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Alex Evans & Sophie Law

Warning not to touch 'harmful' froth that appears on garden plants in summer

Gardeners are being warned over a “harmful” froth which appears on garden plants in the summer months.

Resembling a ball of foam that looks like "spittle", this froth - which clings to leaves and stems of foliage - is made by a bug.

People are being urged not to touch the froth which is deposited by spittlebugs, which coats itself in a ball of foam for protection as it sucks on the sap from a plant for nutrition.

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