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raspberry help

's hands. BobTheGardener wrote (see) Sounds like raspberry sawfly. The only control I know is to spray with an insecticide just before the flowers open. Look for one which mentions the more common gooseberry sawfly in the list of pests it deals with. I by matmats123

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25/02/2013 16:58:31

by Leggi

how to get rid of

could you tell me the best way to get rid of lily beetles.and if they come from the bulbs,i had some lilys that have just finised so i was turning the soil over and found them in the soil You will never completely eradicate this pest- as you by ken5

24/08/2012 06:51:43

by gardengirl6

Talkback: Shieldbugs

possibility that if it spreads widely it might become more of a nuisance than Palomena because it has left its predators and parasitoids behind in southern Europe so populations here increase unchecked. But like all things in the garden, it is not a pest by Sue

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28/11/2011 18:38:04

by Yewjay

Talkback: Wasp alert

that they are extremely efficient hunters of garden pests we just kept an eye on the situation and made ourselves aware of any wasp bikes we could find. Later on in the season, when the wasps start becoming a nuisance, and become aggressive, we tend to become less by Kathleen Marley

28/11/2011 18:29:42

by Liz

green beetles on my cauli

others, and they generally look really poor and discoloured. While I was examining them for slugs I've discovered a green beetle-like insect that looks like a cross between a beetle and a cricket and is bright sap green. Is this a pest? Is it causing by The Saint

02/08/2012 13:37:35

by Chris 7

Greenhouse Pests

different methods for getting rid of them. Bother it didn't work. I'll have to send it separately (if it works). http://landscaping.about.com/cs/pests/a/vole_control.htm My garden is undermined with the burrows of short tailed voles. Some of the grass by Acker

03/02/2013 15:53:14

by Dovefromabove

Trifolium repens 'Purpurascens Quadrifolium'

Hi Everyone my friend's garden is being taken over by Trifolium repens 'Purpurascens Quadrifolium' (sometimes known as the purple 4-leaf version of Irish Shamrock). It seems to have rooted itself fairly deeply. Is there any other way of getting by Krysia Saul

08/06/2013 22:31:01

by Verdun

sweet peas

as it doesn't have a hole in it, as they can get through a very small space. Also bulbs can be protected if you surround them with chicken wire. The biggest pest in my area though is red squirrels. Emma, The Gardeners' World web team. by Emma 2

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05/12/2011 09:28:59

by Emma Crawforth

Talkback: Pear leaf blister mite

, but the garden centre say it is leaf mite stipple, is there such a thing, I cannot find any reference to it, also, will this spread to other pears which were also purchased from the same garden centre, what can I use to erradicate the pest? try this: http by terry9

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10/06/2012 18:28:41

by ColinPedder

Talkback: Red cabbages

cabbages are brilliant but the only pest seems to be a type of 'earthworm' that bores holes almost to the centre. They seem to inhabit potatoes aswell.Any idea how I can stop this and still keep a healthy soil? [...] Reading/Watching: Red by greeny

28/11/2011 18:31:12

by Greenman

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