aphids, whiteflies, plant lice, scale insects, planthoppers, froghoppers and leafhoppers
![Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_1777_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Jun2025.jpg?t=1787692659 "Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]")
Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]
4 days after 1st image - Fluffy wax egg sac of P. kuwacola on underside of a sycamore leaf; newly hatched nymphs (orange) predated by final instar larva of 14-spotted Ladybird (Propylea quattuordecimpunctata) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jun 2025
![Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_1542_EOS-1D_TheDowns_23Jun2025.jpg?t=1787692659 "Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]")
Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]
Fluffy wax egg sacs of P. kuwacola on underside of a sycamore leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Jun 2025
![Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_1548_EOS-1D_TheDowns_23Jun2025.jpg?t=1787692659 "Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]")
Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]
Fluffy wax egg sac of P. kuwacola on underside of a sycamore leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Jun 2025
![Horse Chestnut Scale [Pulvinaria regalis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/BD2_4267_7D_TheDowns_01May2026.jpg?t=1787692659 "Horse Chestnut Scale [Pulvinaria regalis]")
Horse Chestnut Scale [Pulvinaria regalis]
White waxy egg sacs of P. regalis on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) branch - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 May 2026