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My azalea foliage looks white, and there are black bugs underneath the leaves. How can I get rid of them?

April 26, 2017azalea Black bugs foliage leaves looks rid underneath white

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My azalea foliage looks white, and there are black bugs underneath the leaves. How can I get rid of them?

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You undoubtedly have a problem with the azalea lace bug. This insect hatches early in spring as the new foliage begins to mature and its numbers may build to damaging levels with successive generations. Lace bugs reach their peak in late summer and do their worst in sunny, exposed sites. Spiders are important predators of lace bugs and since they shy away from sunny, hot places, plant your azaleas where there is some shade. Insecticidal soap, horticultural oil, or a systemic insecticide may spare your azaleas the damage if applied in spring when the first hatchlings are noticed.