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and sooty, caused by aphids. Once I'd sprayed it it eventualy recovered. Have a close look at your sunflowers, it may be something similar.

the problem. I would be extremely grateful if any of the more experienced gardeners would advice me on the best way to solve this.       It looks like you have a mixture of aphids there. Pick off any curled-up leaves and then spray with a food

.Stick the overlapping end firmly in place. If it's not secure, tie it in position with two lengths of string above and below the band of glue.Peel off the paper covering the glue.AdamDealing with other garden pests CaterpillarsElephant hawk mothMullein mothAphids

, or thiacloprid.virtually anything from tomatoes to honeysuckleearly spring to autumnDealing with other garden pestsWoolly aphidsWhiteflyPear leaf blister miteLeafhopper

can be eliminated by calling in professional pest control companies, or if the nest is small enough, by using a proprietory product from any hardware store.fruit trees and busheslate-summer to autumnMore common garden pestsSlugsAphidsEarwigsMealybugs

lacewings have started to seek out basic B with no B in the old out building near my house. Their young or larval stages are such voracious predators of aphids that I'm happy to have their parents to stay any time! Quite often they turn up in the house too

,what can we do?! Thanks in advance of any advice! Ants don't eat plants so they won't damage your potatoes, they eat aphids so can be a good thing to have around. My garden is full of red ants i wish i could get rid of them, ive bought ant traps

are aphids. I used an extremely noxious bug killer on them to get rid of them immediately and save the plant – especially as last year it had a rather sweet peppery fragrance, but I really do not like to use such strong pesticides especially if there is any

Just noticed all my peony buds are swarming with ants. No sign of any damage, so Ive left them alone (for now!). Is this a common occurrence? Sometimes Ants =  an Aphid attack ! Have you looked for greenfly,blackfly etc.? Pam x Beware, I have

there-ants farming the aphids,ladybird larvae eating the aphids and some green thing joining in as well. Obviously you don't want to destroy the friends-I would be inclined to use a jet of water to get rid of the worst of the infestation or pick off