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the whole area for safety. So many trees,so little garden and time to grow them in! Ants don't eat leaves, but they do 'milk' the sweet excretion that most aphids exude. I suspect you have some form of aphid infestation, so spray it with an insecticide

. Hiya Jeffd yes I have used NEMASYS for ants in lawns. As I understand it, it DOES kill ants. They are nematodes that attack ants. Lavendarlass, ants on plants are usually there because aphids are present too, ants harvest aphids. Spray or rub off

, and decided to prune it a couple of weeks ago. Although it might have been a bit early in the year to do so, I've recently moved from my parent's house to a much colder, less sunny flat. The plant also had an aphid infestation, it's second in two months, so I

It's useful because from the information about 'Mealy Bugs',I now deduce that my 'Cotoneaster'is NOT infected by THIS pest. I think that the problem is 'Wooly Aphid'.Thanks,so far. If you notice mealy bug early enough on your plant, you can use a

. Plus the larva eat aphids so they are welcome in my garden any day. :) I quite agree with Honesty the more hoverflies the less greenfly. I find it unbelievable, that a post on birds in the garden will attract a deluge of comments, but one such as yours

that ants have got in and displaced it. A good soaking can discourage them, or sprinkle ant poison granules under the pot and don't let a pot stand in the same place too long. They can also farm aphids on plants but that is easier to spot than nests in pots

and the fungus sometimes resembles a white hollowed out insect nest. Any ideas? We didnt pot the plant and I was thinking the soil may be too limey!?   Brycey, any chance of a pic? I think the plant may have woolly aphid, if so, it can be treated with a systemic

Water tomatoes regularly to prevent fruit splitting and blossom end rot Feed tomato crops with a high-potash tomato fertiliser every weekBe on the lookout for aphids, vine weevils and other pestsVentilate daily and add extra shading if temperatures

to call on the big boys-I would invest in a proprietary spray suitable for edible crops and keep repeating- white-fly and all aphids breed at an alarming rate

marigolds they help to stop them attacking my tomatoes  but not my peppers or chilles can anyone help Where are the plants at present?- Am guessing theses are aphids of some sort? and they are sucking the sap? I would get a spray specifically for edible