By Primroseka
Shropshire,
United Kingdom 
Hi folks i have on the stems of my acer some sort of bug, it looks like a small woodlice but when you remove them they are very soft and dont seem to have any legs, these always appear this time of year only on the acers any ideas anyone i presume they are a bug and not some sort of ladybird because i keep removing them !
Does anybody else get these and what are they?
22 Apr, 2012
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thanks seaburngirl i will just try and keep these down by removing with a tissue
23 Apr, 2012
thanks seaburn girl i have not seen these scale insects before so will try and keep a eye on these
23 Apr, 2012
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they sound like scale insects. they are a sap sucking insect. they can be rubbed off and if the infesttion isnt too bad then wipe the stems with meths. if this isnt possible then there will be a systemic insecticide to spray on the trees.
22 Apr, 2012