Insect Journal
December, 2002

spidey Insect Quiz


As you rearrange your living room to make space for the Christmas tree, you pick up your fern and notice tiny brown bumps on the underside of the fronds. You try to wipe them off, but they do not seem to be coming off very easily. You also notice that some of the leaves are sticky.



QUESTIONS

  1. What are these "bumps"?
  2. Are they harming my fern? What is the sticky substance?
  3. Will this problem spread to my other houseplants?
  4. How can I get rid of these insects?

Answer

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