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David Austen Rose - white bobbles on some branches

where air movement is poor or the soil is dry can be severely affected. (found on RHS website) They could be mealy bugs. Scales are insects, related to mealybugs, that can be a problem on a wide variety of plants - indoor and outdoor. Young scales crawl by ANGIE DAWSON

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08/03/2012 19:39:34

by Shropshire Lass

Talkback: Spring blossom on fruit trees

they are and how i can get rid of them. Thank you. The bugs are probably scale insect or just aphids. If scale insect they live in little hard grey shells under the leaves - scrape off with a finger nail or wipe with a soap based insecticide. Chris - Squirrels by kathy korpe

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28/11/2011 18:31:22

by Crealmdillery

Talkback: Growing wisteria in a pot

soon! ... and it will be easier to spray if attacked by the 'wisteria scale insect'. I had a look on a friends plant but only found the native 'soft brown scale insect' which is fairly benign?http://www.flickr.com/photos/25977589@N07/4584559786/ hi by seedpod

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28/03/2012 20:30:55

by Victoria K

SYSTEMIC PESTICIDES

to come along and eat the aphids; birds also feed aphids to their young; vine weevils can be dealt with by nematodes; scale insects can be picked off by birds. So I agree with John Hall (beekeeper) completely." ERIC ROBSON replied: "And it should be said by borderbeeman

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30/07/2012 17:05:04

by ChapelGirl2

Talkback: Homes for wildlife

you build a habitat around it. If you grow plants that attract insects the insects will come. We got a bird box with camera from Hayle in Cornwall, but we had to make sure it had some cover. Result. The secret is in what is around it as well by i grown my own

28/11/2011 18:41:30

by Exeter Whizzy

Lupins laid low with infestions

to make up, safe and you can use it on a variety of insects like scale, aphids and smooth skinned caterpillars. It works well on citrus fruit, since it is so cheap spraying a small tree is no problem.Here’s how it’s done:1. In a blender, combine 2 cups by Gavin

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16/05/2012 19:59:31

by kate1123

Talkback: Organic pest control

up the trap next year as insurance. How can I organically control Scale insect on my 8ft tall Contorted Hazel? All the controls appear to be for greenhouse use. Please help! Thanks how do you prune cob nut trees? I suffer from vine weevil in my garden by margaretm

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28/11/2011 18:29:59

by Laura Harman

Talkback: Pests and problems

.... help. What insect builds a cocoon of leaves in soil (of spring cabbage seedlings)?I have creatures similar to wasps/bees that have made a hole in the soil of my spring cabbage seedlings and keep returning with small pieces of leaves. When I broke by B.Ward

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28/11/2011 18:41:02

by Storic

realy big empty garden

with smaller gardens, the boundaries will help protect your plants from the wind and you can change the feeling of each room. Also, if you make a mistake in planting or design, it won't be on a huge, glaring scale. Good luck, I'm envious of the space you have by Diana Reynolds

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09/07/2012 16:29:12

by obelixx

Talkback: Autumn heatwave

. In all my years of gardening I have never seen anything like it. My primroses and primulas are flowering as if it really was spring. Heatwave! We here in Scotland on the west coast have had rain on a biblical scale everything is starting to rot, I haven by Anonymous

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28/11/2011 18:44:16

by Denise Smith

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