blah blah blah how do you get rid of them ???

@oneminutebugs

Ай бұрын

This is the wrong channel for you then mate!

I’ve just discovered your series and I love your clear and engaging style. I learnt more about spittlebugs in 5 minutes than I thought possible! What a fascinating insect!

@oneminutebugs

Жыл бұрын

What a lovely comment! Thank you.

As usual, brilliant, Denis. Very educational and fun to watch.

@oneminutebugs

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jacqui. I had fun with this one!

Trevor is not a Jurassic animal, he is a late Cretaceous animal.

@oneminutebugs

7 ай бұрын

Yes you are absolutely correct. It was a bit of a weak link but just trying to illustrate how long some insects have been on Earth. Thanks for commenting!

Great video , thanks !

In Northern Ireland, we call the foam "Cuckoo Spit". I've never heard of the term "Spittlebug" before, at least where I live, we just say Froghopper. Great video, I think Trevor's gonna be a star!

@oneminutebugs

5 ай бұрын

Thanks very much for commenting. Very interesting that you use the term froghopper rather than spittlebug. BTW Trevor is already a star!! 😂🤣

Great video!!

@oneminutebugs

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Just found these in my yard and had to know more. Thanks to you I've been thoroughly enlightened.

@oneminutebugs

Ай бұрын

Thank you Mario!

Just found a ton in my garden on my perennials! So interesting!

@oneminutebugs

7 күн бұрын

Very cool insects! Thanks for commenting. 🙂

cute little buggers.

@oneminutebugs

18 күн бұрын

Thanks!

When I encountered cuckoo spit [as we call them in england] it was love at first sight. I was enchanted by the fact that such delicate little cute beings could survive at all, and when I watched them develop into the strong adults that could spring away in an instant I was a committed frog-hopper admirer. I don't care what they do to plants, they definitely aren't numerous enough here to make a dent.

@oneminutebugs

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your lovely comment. I wish more people thought like you! 🙂

@RookwingsKirk

7 ай бұрын

@@oneminutebugs maybe one day all humans will learn that we live on the surface of an actual planet. For example, House spiders - so many people scared of them [and not flies], while they live in natural dust filters and who is scared of free pest control?

@oneminutebugs

7 ай бұрын

@@RookwingsKirk Well said!

You would have fun with Chironomus. I cultivate the larvae (bloodworms) for fish food. Sometimes I see the pupa at the surface and a race ensues to dunk it before the adult slithers out and flies off. Blink and you've lost.

@oneminutebugs

15 күн бұрын

Sounds very similar to the adult spittlebug incident! Thanks very much for commenting. 🙂

The more you look into bugs, the cooler you realize they.

@oneminutebugs

5 ай бұрын

They are very cool indeed. 🙂

Thanks, i was clearing growth on the property and was worried about some wierd fungus causing plant damage, but thankfully, its just bugs! If it was a fungus id be far more worried, but nope, just nymphs

@oneminutebugs

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Thanks for commenting.

When I was a kid, and before the advent of the internet, my friends and I use to think these little bubble nests were created by snakes. Don’t judge too harshly. 😂 We were just a bunch of wildlings traipsing about blackberry brambles and picking berries. I don’t even know if it was something an adult had told one of us or if our fear of rattlers just manifested as a colorful anecdote. Glad to finally learn what these are. I figured it was a bug but never knew what kind.

@oneminutebugs

6 ай бұрын

They are also called 'cuckoo-spit' but have nothing to do with birds! I'm happy that I could show you what they really are! 🙂

Can the stem, holding the spittlebug, be cut off and thrown away to arrest the spread to other parts? I think some of my Rosemary stems have it, according to my insect identifier. I'm in Southern California. Thank you

@oneminutebugs

9 ай бұрын

Hello Fatima from Southern California! The disease (Xylella fastidiosa) that spittle bugs spread in your area is known to affect rosemary. Pruning the spittle bugs off will help. Keep an eye out for them next year too. We don't have to worry about spittle bugs here in Australia, because the disease they spread doesn't occur here 🙂 Hope this helps!

I came here as I had foam like this on my lavender. Google suggested I come to this video I'm in England. I'm leaving well alone. Wondering how long before an adult appears?

@oneminutebugs

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting! Yes, spittlebugs are not a problem in England. The RHS site suggests that adults may appear mid-late summer. www.rhs.org.uk/biodiversity/cuckoo-spit-spittlebugs

@Artcraftinspiration

Жыл бұрын

@@oneminutebugs Thank you. So I best leave it alone until then..no spraying water?

@oneminutebugs

Жыл бұрын

@@Artcraftinspiration Yes, it's safe to leave them. They are just part of garden life. 🙂

Have them all over strawberry plants in the spring.

@oneminutebugs

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting. Not seen them on strawberries here. Which state are you in, if you don't mind me asking?

@MrGroetale

Жыл бұрын

@@oneminutebugs South of Sweden close to Denmark.

@oneminutebugs

Жыл бұрын

@@MrGroetale Thanks for letting me know. Most interesting. I will look at some literature.

We knew that was a snake's saliva and always ran for our lives as soon as we see it.Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬

@oneminutebugs

9 ай бұрын

Great story. Thank you! 🇦🇺

Trevor sounded a bit grumpy! 😊

@oneminutebugs

Жыл бұрын

Great sound isn't it!

@missha1ry1

Жыл бұрын

@@oneminutebugs Yes, it was well done....and believable! 👍

Wow ! Those piddle bugs are interesting. I wonder what their purpose in nature is?

@oneminutebugs

Жыл бұрын

Good question! Just part of the web of life I guess.

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@oneminutebugs

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for subscribing!

Goodluck getting that adult image.

@oneminutebugs

Жыл бұрын

I'm gonna need it!

I can't wait to see a bit of spit on a plant and try to see a spittle bug.

@oneminutebugs

Жыл бұрын

Very interesting insects! Thanks for commenting Bob.

@terrapinflyer273

Жыл бұрын

Some carry a bacteria that apparently caused widespread death of olive plants in Italy. Around 10,000 hectares within 7 years time. And the bacteria can spread to other plant varieties in the area. I found some in my mom's back yard today and now wish I hadn't. Hopefully they aren't the bacteria spreading sort...

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I'm guessing Hawaiian ranchers would have a very different opinion to your spittlebug question: kzread.info/dash/bejne/n2Vqz8icgbCWgbQ.html

@oneminutebugs

15 күн бұрын

Yes, that's why I said in the video "not a problem in Australia (yet!) but they can be pests in other countries". Thanks very much for sharing the video link. It's a really great video - lays out the problem and the solutions.

That's what that stuff is? I've seen it about, but I just thought it was just inconsiderate teenagers spitting everywhere.

@oneminutebugs

6 ай бұрын

Excellent comment! Thanks! 🙂