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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comThe cocoons are sticky & bug inside squishes red. They are all over the branches of barberry bushes and Japanese maple.
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1 Comment To "what makes small white cocoons & squishes red?"
#1 Comment By Heather On 11/20/2013 @ 5:17 pm
The “cocoons” are likely the bug itself. It sounds like you have either mealy bugs or wooly aphids. Here is more information about how to control both pests:
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https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/woolly-aphid-control.htm [2]