Don’s Expert Answers: Please can you help me to identify these little flying insects and how to treat them. They are stripping my flowering plum, roses, lilly pilly

Question From:
Wendy in KING CREEK, KING CREEK New South Wales

Nature of problem:
Please can you help me to identify these little flying insects and how to treat them. They are stripping my flowering plum, roses, lilly pilly

Type of Plant (if known):
Lilly Pilly, roses, flowering plum

Symptoms of Plant Illness (please try NOT to diagnose your problems yourself):
Shrivelled leaves overnight sucked dry

Soil Type (e.g. sandy, clay or loam) OR Potting Mix Type:
N/a

How often do you water the plant:
N/a

How many hours of sunlight does the plant get each day:
N/a

How long since you planted it:
5 years

Have you fertilised? If so, with what and when:
N/a

Is the plant indoors or outdoors:
Outdoors

Is the plant in a pot or in the ground:
Ground

What other treatments have you given the plant:
Malathon (only just treated)

Upload photo if available:

Other Comments:
Insects are evident on plants

Answer:
Hi Wendy, Please send some photos of the insects and the damage so that I can help you. Don