Comments on: Spit Bugs

By: Molly

Molly — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:31:58 +0000

We were taking a walk and found spit on a tree trunk. It is late January in Baltimore MDand has been very cold. We are wondering if it was spit bugs.

By: diane

diane — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:00:59 +0000

I have the bugs all over my pine trees in northern MI…what next? Will these bugs kill the trees? They are way up high and all over about 6 trees over 40 ft tall.

By: Casey

Casey — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:04:25 +0000

I live in Leeds in England and I’ve just been outside my house and I saw a few sticky buds with balls of spit on, I removed the spit and a little green bug popped out and started walking down the sticky bud, is it a spit bug and will it harm me in anyway?

By: Pie

Pie — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:08:32 +0000

I was outside playing with a firefly and a saw a HUGE daisy and so i ruched out to grab it and spit bug eggs come all over me and I am wondering if the spit can hurt you,a person,not a horse or any animal.

By: KarleyRose

KarleyRose — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:39:59 +0000

I have these really great perennials that have been generously coming back for many years now however this year my yard appears to have met them with these awful disgusting spit bugs. What can do to rid these really delicate flowers of their rude and uninvited guests?

Also, could really long grass, in a part of the yard closest to the barrel where they are planted have attracted these bugs?

Thank you to whoever responds to me with helpful answer

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By: Perri

Perri — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:43:40 +0000

This may be slafermane not sure if I spelled it correctly, I had this problem with my horses. Take them off of pasture and stall and feed them horse feed, hay and water for about 2 weeks , It is a spore or fungus that grows during the rainy season and the dew. Seems to be seasonal. Look it up on the net. Our horses were spewing,drooling,and regurgitating excessive liquid about a quart. Taking them off of pasture recomended by vet. worked. Just watch for it again when you turn them back out. If it starts again stall or pen them back up. No signs of it this year , hope it gone .

By: BARBARA

BARBARA — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:56:10 +0000

is the spit harmful

By: Cahri

Cahri — Sat, 31 May 2008 23:40:50 +0000

The grass needs to be growing, not dead. Good luck
Regards
Cahri

By: Xyka

Xyka — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:43:47 +0000

me and a few friends have been trying to keep spit bugs,

~we know that they are in balls of spit attached to grass

~we know that they need to stay in the spit

~we have a fair sized fish tank ready to put them in

~we have dirt and stalks of grass to put into the fish tank

the only problem is, we dont know if were supposed to give them food, and if so, what to feed them

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:11:17 +0000

While weeding at my NC home, I found a lot of spit bugs far down on the plants I was pulling. I’ve seen spit bugs before, usually green in color. However, these spit bugs were tiny, round, bright red & black bugs. Any idea what these were and if they are harmful to my garden? Thanks, Jen