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Ant Infestations

be the only route left to take Hi Andrew, I think the ants on your lemon tree will be after aphids as they like the honey dew the aphids produce. My daughter told me that a mixture of icing sugar and bicarbonate of soda kills ants as they take back by Annie 5

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07/08/2012 19:13:51

by Annie 5

companions

that lists all the 'sympathetic' plants and the 'non-sympathetic' plants. Tomorrow in daylight I will try and see who printed it and give you the info. French marigolds grown next to toms ward off aphids. Basil with toms is supposed to improve the taste. Grew by tricia snedden

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31/12/2012 16:14:08

by artjak

Is it still ok to feed dried fruit to birds bearing in mind the young

dried fruit would be as bad. Have you tried soaking it a bit before chopping in the processor? I find the parents come and fill their tums at our fat ball, peanut and loose seed feeders and that gives them the energy to hoover all the aphids and caterpillars by Lavender Lady

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15/03/2013 08:04:26

by Bunny..

Talkback: Bed and breakfast

Sue, you know, you're right, they are attractive. I think it is the rather more (sorry, but....) maggoty looking larvae that let them down because unless you see one actually gulping down aphids, they really look both rather unattractive and rather by Sue Raspin

28/11/2011 18:30:02

by pippa greenwood

Talkback: Apple trees: 'Cox's Orange Pippin'

requires light pruning which is done Sept/Oct, the other important thing is to water well in dry periods Leicestershire: The white clusters are probably wooly aphids than can be rubbed off or, if you are a bit squeamish, blasted with a jet of water from by hereisabee

28/11/2011 18:40:18

by menica1974

Talkback: Harlequin ladybirds

of Stevia, a herb, overwintering by the window, and was horrified to find it smothered in aphids a while ago. Then the ladybirds arrived and hey presto! no aphids. They did a similar job on my aubergines in the greenhouse last summer, dealing with a heavy by kaycurtis

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09/03/2012 22:35:30

by Carole Lacy

chillis

of them. So many, in fact, that I ended up using the glut to make Christmas decorations with dried ones! Thanks Orangeone,another to try i think. Are there any "stir fry type" chilli plants which make good houseplants without attracting aphids or getting by patjones

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22/02/2012 19:34:10

by Ju3

recognize pet and diseases

, but there are some brown spots on some of the leaves. 3) Again, planted Clematis orientalis a couple weeks ago, some leaves have got some brown spots as well. The rose has aphids, or greenfly (which can be green, pink, black or white). They will breed very by maggienewgardener

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15/04/2012 14:20:07

by maggienewgardener

Black critters

and have found clumps of black critters on my nasturtiums, how can I get rid of them?? Bee friendly, these are, as jude says, blackfly; these are members of the aphid family. You can get rid of them using 'Pravado'. This is a systemic spray and won't harm by Bee friendly

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25/06/2012 22:41:43

by Alina W

Conifer Trouble

/leaves,which have sudsequently died.I have cut the branches back but I am unsure of the reasons why this has happened.Any advice would be most welcome. Cypress aphid can cause this. The RHS has a section on their website about brown patches on conifers. Areas by parker2

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04/07/2012 10:46:32

by blairs

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