GrahamJul 17, 2025
Cuckoo Spit - not made by Cuckoos, but by the nymphs of froghoppers or spittlebugs - on Lavender. So many little bubbles!

#insects #spittlebugs #lavender #closeup #macro #macrophotography #bugs #nikonphotography #garden #plants #cuckoospit
Jules she/herJun 6, 2023

Here we go again. I've seen a couple of shares now of a Sun article about #CuckooSpit, the foamy froth a plant-feeding insect secrètes to hid in, headlined something like "This TOXIC FOAM will KILL YOU TO DEATH, DESTROY YOUR GARDEN and EAT YOUR EYEBALLS!" and it really, really won't I promise

#FrogHoppers #Xylella

https://tangledbankforaging.uk/2019/06/14/dont-blame-the-bug/

Don’t blame the bug

A froghopper larva (Philaenus spumarius) on a stalk above its foam nest. Photograph by Elke Freese, CC0 licensed. Citizen science The University of Sussex, the Royal Horticultural Society and Fores…

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Mondo TrashoNov 19, 2022
Things that are, but aren't.
#Cuckoospit