Search - Articles

-autumn.Treat the lawn with an insecticide containing imidacloprid from May to October.lawns, strawberries, brassicas, some ornamental plantsspring to autumnMore common garden pestsPea and bean weevilsCaterpillarsFlea beetleEarwigs

the aphids overnight. Small clusters of aphids can be squished with your fingers or washed off with a strong jet of water.Imidacloprid and thiacloprid will deal with aphids, but check the label carefully if you're using them on edible crops.peppers, indoor

and squish them.Again, there's no real need to control the beetle, but you can kill them by spraying with a bug spray that contains imidacloprid or thiacloprid. Both imidacloprid and thiacloprid are systemic pesticides, meaning they are absorbed

aphids - if you intend to use them on edible crops, make sure you follow the instructions carefully. Imidacloprid and thiacloprid are found in systemic products, which are absorbed by the plants, before being taken up by the aphids.most plantsspring

with purple stripes.Pick off the adult beetles and larvae by hand and destroy.Spray with an insecticide - thiocloprid or imidacloprid - between late summer and spring. Avoid using insecticide when the plants are in flower as bees may also be killed

above 10 celsius in the greenhouse you can use a biological control, such as the parasitic wasp, Encarsia formosa, which attacks the juvenile forms of whitefly.Sprays with products containing imidacloprid and thiacloprid, which are absorbed by the plants

or thiacloprid in midsummer. Both imidacloprid and thiacloprid are systemic pesticides, meaning they are absorbed into the plant and can be present in concentrated forms in the nectar and pollen of flowers. If you do use these chemicals, bear in mind that any

The rose leaf rolling sawfly injects a chemical into young rose leaves to cause them to curl protectively around her eggs. Within a week the eggs hatch into green caterpillars that start to eat their home. In mid-summer, leaving behind skeletonised foliage, they crawl down into t...

containing imidacloprid or thiacloprid.euonymusmid-July, early September, winterMore common garden pestsWhiteflyLeaf miner flyMealybugsAphids

, but it's a suitable treatment for edible plants. Inspect new plants before bringing them indoors. Severely affected plants might have to be destroyed. Use the systemic insecticides imidacloprid or thiacloprid to kill the feeding bugs. cacti, succulents