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New shoots on roses.
if they are being attacked by a bug(no aphids around) or could it be something else.I sprayed them yesterday but new ones today.My husband wondered if it was pidgeons as we have quite a lot around.Help please. by jenny coombes
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03/04/2012 17:21:38
by jenny coombes
Beech hedging, white powdery stuff?
if this could be the problem?  Photo attached of a tree that's still fairly healthy, but does have this white stuff. Would appreciate any advice.       Take a magnifying glass to it and check if it's beech aphid. It looks like fluff close up by Jaime 2
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04/05/2013 20:36:53
by Alina W
sticky beech tree leaves
my beech tree has sticky leaves I've never noticed it before it hasnt rained here in Devon for about 3 weeks now and the leaves are all sticky is this harmful does anyone know what if anything i need to do ??  It's probably honeydew from aphids by clare 6
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09/06/2013 20:41:19
by clare 6
clematis leaf problem
be slugs and snails. (They destroy my clematis given half a chance) and bobbly leaves could be aphid attack. They love to attack fresh stems. by peter privett
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18/06/2013 19:24:21
by In Depth Garden Maintenance
Talkback: Purple sprouting broccoli
for the summer and cold resistant ones to pick after the fall I too picked my purple sprouting, however, I didn't actually serve myself any, as there seemed to be a lot of aphids coming off, no matter how many times I rinsed it in salty water! I've been picking by Christine
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28/11/2011 18:31:12
by Anonymous
Lady birds
. Which is great because they have a bigger appetite for aphids then their parents. Took this today. 7-spot ladybird by its markings.       I don't think I've seen so many for years as I've seen in my garden this year. I'm in Derbyshire and also garden by paul@chandbrush.plus
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15/06/2012 06:57:46
by Botticelliwoman
what are these insects?
difference! Thanks! Hello Tamsin  I think they are some sort of  aphid casings- aphids suck sap from the leaves so would make the leaves look unhealthy Pam LL x looks like dead cockchafers gone white or woolly aphids.mystery! If the lemon tree isn't too big by Tamsin101
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31/12/2012 21:53:01
by Tamsin101
Greenfly by the million
don't have a reaction to standard garden aphid killer.  I read somewhere once about boiling cigarette ends and trying a nicotine based pesticide (I don't know how dilute this would have to be not to kill the plant) or if there are any particular by Sara 4
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03/06/2013 00:39:05
by Welshonion
Pine Tree infested with ants
but loads of larvae that looked bigger than the ants themselves. Could these be something else or are ant larvae bigger than the ants? I'm concerned that maybe the whole situation maybe indicative of a larger problem, such as aphids in the tree. The tree has by bobwilson
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03/06/2013 14:00:26
by nutcutlet
Root mealybug
anyway I fear you have been googling and jumped to a conclusion The biggest pest in containers is the vine weevil grub-now could it be that? What you probalby have is a bad case of Root aphids. They cover themselves in a white waxy substance to protect by zebrina
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09/06/2013 17:56:19
by Berghill