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fly off broad beans. I fit wasn't for this lurgy they would have been in by now. Will keep you posted. Tagetes does deter white fly, not sure about marigods though but am tryin them this year as well. Also bought what DT brown call an aphid mix am

everyone. I've often seen ants crawling on my paeonies, especially over the buds, but didn't realise (as Marie says) that ants were helping buds open in some way. I always though the ants were moving aphids (mainly blackfly) onto my plants

to Kerstin-Alfonso: I've experienced exactly the same this summer. Greenfly or some sort of aphid has been sucking away at sap under the leaves, and the residue falling onto leaves below attracts sooty mould. This black mould spreads over the leaves, and I

and Robin populations. I have a wisteria which has been in a large container for the last 4 years I want to trnasfer it tpo the ground when is a good time to move it Due to a large sycamore tree @ the bottom of the garden which is usually home to aphids

at night with a torch...just for few nights.....and pick them off last year mine were attacked by the biggest fattest grey aphids you have ever seen in your life, this year the snails got them. but then the snails got everything in my garden this year   I

infestations - but do have lots of blue its ( aphids) and ladybirds, ditto, aphids, blackbirds and starlings - slugs and snails and so on and so on.  The only exception is the darned lily beetle which nothing hrere recognises as prey - but I can often be found

!! please can you tell me how i can stop them from consuming my wooden balcony thanks :-) They help to control aphids, they are carnivorous so good for gardeners. In answer to Margo's query, wasps are part of the great, big, biodiverse picture

evacuate my flower bed by spraying them with a couple of drops of peppermint oil in 1 litre of water in a spray bottle!Green aphids were attacking my lettuces on the windowsill and were banished by my peppermint spray too. Ants, Cats and dogs hate it too

damage the flowers ,or are the ants looking for insect type food.regards chris Hi Chris, this is perfectly normal. On closer inspection, you'll find that the tips of your broad bean plants are covered with blackfly. Blackfly is a type of aphid, and sucks

rather than rows as this makes them self supporting. BB Red Epicure for supper tonight seed chosen as GW recommends that veg with colour have more antioxidants.I noticed too that the black bean aphid was not so strong this year so perhaps it was the ants