Garden Pests and Diseases: What is this?? Help!, 0 by Connie_G

Connie_G wrote:
I guess I've been living in the Garden of Eden, because for 5 years I have not had a single pest / insect problem. Until now!
This is on a purple ornamental plum tree, and on little pits bushes (as seen) thus far.

I applied Neem (by Green Light--it was recommended by the manager of our local Great Outdoors nursery--yesterday but now people are saying that this Neem has, in the process of being extracted from the seeds of the Neem tree, had the "poisonous" stuff extracted and will only smother little creatures.

Can someone help ID this and suggest how to get rid of it? It is dry when I scrape it off. There are no holes in the plants, and I see no "honeydew" stuff left. Also, they are only on the TOP of leaves and the stems.

Thanks!

This message was edited Jul 6, 2008 7:10 PM