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Spittlebugs: are they pests?

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Spittlebugs are fascinating native insects which protect themselves with a foamy fluid similar to spittle - hence the common name. The adult form of spittlebugs are usually known as froghoppers, but it is the nymphs - the juveniles - which make the foamy liquid. In some countries this foam is called 'cuckoo spit' but not here in Australia.
How do spittlebugs make this foam? Why do they make this foam? Are they pests? Should I be worried if I find them in my garden? All these questions and more are answered in this video! I hope you enjoy the video. Please let me know in the comments.
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Комментарии : 61

@rl2117 3 месяца назад

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

@oneminutebugs 3 месяца назад

This is the wrong channel for you then mate!

@jenniferfreeman724 Год назад

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 Год назад

What a lovely comment! Thank you.

@BonnieBraeNZ Год назад

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

@oneminutebugs Год назад

Thanks Jacqui. I had fun with this one!

@TheReaverOfDarkness 9 месяцев назад

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

@oneminutebugs 9 месяцев назад

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!

@Warriorking.1963 8 месяцев назад

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 8 месяцев назад

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

@mariofilippi3539 3 месяца назад

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

@oneminutebugs 3 месяца назад

Thank you Mario!

@gellertshorty 2 месяца назад

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

@oneminutebugs 2 месяца назад

Very cool insects! Thanks for commenting. 🙂

@funkybongo00 Год назад

Great video , thanks !

@mariakasstan 3 месяца назад

cute little buggers.

@oneminutebugs 2 месяца назад

Thanks!

@RookwingsKirk 9 месяцев назад

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 9 месяцев назад

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

@RookwingsKirk 9 месяцев назад

@@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 9 месяцев назад

@@RookwingsKirk Well said!

@adriennegrant01 Год назад

Great video!!

@oneminutebugs Год назад

Thanks!

@andnowi 2 месяца назад

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 2 месяца назад

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

@Dodsodalo Год назад

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 Год назад

Great to hear! Thanks for commenting.

@Artcraftinspiration Год назад

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 Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@oneminutebugs Год назад

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

@dostagirl9551 8 месяцев назад

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 8 месяцев назад

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! 🙂

@godrilla5549 7 месяцев назад

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

@oneminutebugs 7 месяцев назад

They are very cool indeed. 🙂

@MrGroetale Год назад

Have them all over strawberry plants in the spring.

@oneminutebugs Год назад

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

@MrGroetale Год назад

@@oneminutebugs South of Sweden close to Denmark.

@oneminutebugs Год назад

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

@juneausten7733 Год назад

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

@oneminutebugs Год назад

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

@Lalito401 Год назад

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

@oneminutebugs Год назад

Great story. Thank you! 🇦🇺

@missha1ry1 Год назад

Trevor sounded a bit grumpy! 😊

@oneminutebugs Год назад

Great sound isn't it!

@missha1ry1 Год назад

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

@fatimaariza1596 11 месяцев назад

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 11 месяцев назад

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!

@beccagee769 Месяц назад

ONE minute bugs?

@oneminutebugs Месяц назад

Yeah, the videos got longer but I kept the name - coz I like it.

@beccagee769 Месяц назад

@@oneminutebugs It's a good name. And it answered my question, so thanks.

@oneminutebugs Месяц назад

@@beccagee769 Thanks Becca!

@Ziflinz 2 месяца назад

I'm guessing Hawaiian ranchers would have a very different opinion to your spittlebug question: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m16mfcQM0QQ.html

@oneminutebugs 2 месяца назад

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.

@boballanson8671 Год назад

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

@oneminutebugs Год назад

Very interesting insects! Thanks for commenting Bob.

@terrapinflyer273 Год назад

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...