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How to get rid of 'Flea beetles'?
.  Flea beetle can be hard to deal with.  Pyrethrum (extracted from chrysanthemums and sometimes called 'nature's insecticide') should kill them if a 'nearly' organic control is acceptable. Try Diatomaceous Earth.  I use it to kill mites in my Hen House by mudlark
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10/06/2012 01:45:03
by Mary Lowry-Martin
Disease
- how do I get them off ??? Spray ??? The easiest way is to pick them off by hand. You can spray with something like pyrethrum, but you have to actually hit the caterpillar, so you might as well just pick it off. by Marianne2
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14/04/2012 15:42:14
by Alina W
gooseberry bush
but that is expensive and needs to be used when you first spot the sawfly caterpillars.  Both are organic methods.  Otherwise you could check every day and pick the caterpillars off by hand, but that can be extremely painful!  Effective chemical sprays include pyrethrum by Cait
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25/05/2012 09:07:21
by Cait
tiny caterpillar
!  An organic contact spray like pyrethrum will knock them over but you'll have to keep a close eye out for their return. oh thanks so much, is that ok with veg do u know? Yes, it's derived from Chrysanthemums. You wouldn't use it on baby seedlings - well, you by jo taylor2
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23/05/2012 14:25:13
by jo taylor2
Talkback: Leaf miners
centre they have become infested with leaf miners. I have found that pyrethrum does the trick though and whats more its natural!!Jess perhaps we should really inspect everything that we buy for the garden or given, if i give plants away i inspect them by happymarion
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28/11/2011 18:44:15
by kaycurtis
Whitefly
- like old-fashioned fly paper - nearby and it will deal with a number of of them. You can spray with something like pyrethrum but, again, they will be back. They're one of the most dificult pests to eradicate. The only upside really is that they don't do by COGIE
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12/06/2012 22:15:16
by Julie Stoakes
Can you name these two leaves
with spear-shaped leaves is a dock - perennial weed - get rid of it and well done on getting the whole root out  Not sure about the other one .... someone else have a go? i think the 4th and fifth is pyrethrum I can see any number of things that the second by Desire For Gardening
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03/06/2013 18:02:50
by Desire For Gardening
Talkback: Gooseberry bushes
so used pyrethrum which worked but no fruit! This year and I'm going all out to get some fruit from this plant!! I heard from somewhere to mulch with pine needles and potash so I burnt the christmas tree and will try this!! If this doesn't work by Christine Williams
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28/11/2011 18:30:34
by PennyMay
Talkback: Ant attack
pyrethrum) which locally clears the ants rapidly. As a bonus we now don't have Vine Weevil!! It clears them also. My garden is mostly organic/wildlife but yes the ants seem to be takeing overthis year.They have inhabited my compost bins so i will have by Jan
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28/11/2011 18:29:44
by Ali Fisher
bulbs
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