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Talkback: Identifying bumblebees

to give a boost and enable it to fly off again. I like to do my bit to help bees if I can. Every year about this time the tips of the branches on our cherry tree are infested with aphids causing the leaves at the ends to curl up. I don't use sprays if I by kparry

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26/04/2012 15:11:30

by Wintersong

Talkback: Ant attack

much better this year, thanks to the ants. I then read up on ants, and found out that they eat lots of caterpillars and other pests to feed their lavae. I also read that red ants don't encourage aphids, like black ants do and that they also kill any by Jan

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28/11/2011 18:29:44

by Ali Fisher

Talkback: Rotten apples

branches are dead. What should I do Reckon that 'fluff' is woolly aphid, and yes it often appears close to pruning cuts. The aphids produce the white waxy fibres as a protective measure and when they feed on young branches you may see some swelling too by Del Richards

28/11/2011 18:30:26

by ronshep

Talkback: Overwintering chillies

but it was extremely hard work due to massive soul destroying aphid infestations. The plants recovered when they'd gone back in the greenhouse in May and cropped very early compared to my new plants.Another year I took them to work - warm and a sunny window sill by jk

28/11/2011 18:39:37

by JamoPepper

SYSTEMIC PESTICIDES

, and this is potentially catastrophic for bees. There is really no need for gardeners to be using these pesticides, I don't think any plants are worth losing our bees over, there lots of natural controls; in the case of aphids just wait for the ladybirds and hoverflies by borderbeeman

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30/07/2012 17:05:04

by ChapelGirl2

Talkback: 'Grow Your Own' Week

,radish,land cress,mustard leaves ,rocket and spinach and peas for the shoots.everything is coming on great.the weather has helped as south london has been very kind to me.the only bug problems have been ants farming the aphids and i found an organic product by Jools

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28/11/2011 18:40:37

by Russ

Talkback: Reap what you sow

as are the sweet peas and french beans. Thought it may be mice and have surrounded with chicken wire (the cats tend to catch mice every so often - we have a railway line behind the garden). I have seen aphids but the munching looks too big to be tiny aphids or am by Cathy

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28/11/2011 18:27:17

by Izzypops

Talkback: Feeding birds in summer

so waiting birds come and feed on any aphids. I put sachets of poisoned food down near their tunnele ntrances every now and again and that delas with the rats. JEA72 its ok to put the dried fruit out just as it is. I have never soaked mine by midgelet

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19/07/2012 23:13:43

by Zoomer44

Talkback: Quiet beginnings

, is green and vigorous. There does,m however, appear to be some sign of green leaves at the top of the "dead-looking" part. I can't see any sign of scab, but last year it was full of green aphids.Is it worth leaving it to see what happens? Should I spray by Malclm

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28/11/2011 18:30:28

by johnmoore84

Talkback: Sowing broad beans

are just disppearing as if they were picked over night. Anyone got any ideas?? I have the same problem here in Hungary. The broad beans grew lovely, no blackfly or aphids, the flowers came out, and 90% of them are just withering and falling off. Just a by BillinghamPlottter

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28/11/2011 18:30:55

by Jesspurrr

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