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appear (not to mention greenfly which I'm treating with soapy water. Which seems to result in clean greenfly ... but I don't want to damage the few bees that remain) Any ideas?Kind regardsBMbernardrmartin@hotmail.com Reply to Bernard Martin

they have a chance to start reproducing. We always suffer greenfly on our peas and beans, and if the colonies get out of control the shoots starts to curl and wilt under the onslaught of so much sap-sucking. Get in there Jenny.Not really being a birder, I

Just noticed all my peony buds are swarming with ants. No sign of any damage, so Ive left them alone (for now!). Is this a common occurrence? Sometimes Ants =  an Aphid attack ! Have you looked for greenfly,blackfly etc.? Pam x Beware, I have

, but there are some brown spots on some of the leaves.  3) Again, planted Clematis orientalis a couple weeks ago, some leaves have got some brown spots as well. The rose has aphids, or greenfly (which can be green, pink, black or white). They will breed very

'interweb, together with ladybird 'houses' so they can overwinter.  They're supposed to be good at getting rid of greenfly, whitefly, aphids and red spider mites.  I don't like using pesticides in my garden in case they damage the bee population.

have been cleared of greenfly by sparrows, bluetits and wrens, would they eat ladybirds also? My garden was crawling with ladybirds about 2 months ago. Now there are not. However, to my surprise the garden has now become a nursery for their larvae

There are many species of aphid, often with its own favourite host plants and particular life cycle. Greenfly and blackfly are the most familiar, but there are also yellow, red, orange and brown aphids. Aphids usually spend the summer on one plant

shelter of a thick clump of pampas grass. I'm not that partial to pampas, but have discovered ladybirds emerging from an evergreen euonymus in my garden.This early population of adults is just the thing every gardener needs to keep greenfly in check. They

are available from mail order fruit suppliers for immediate potting. Kept on greenhouse staging, they quickly grow during spring. It’s important to be vigilant for signs of greenfly or red spider mite, and to treat affected plants immediately. Warm greenhouse

Anyone got any DIY hints on minimising the strange tiny white flys in greens in the veg patch, would appear I still have then even in winter. Also aphid or greenfly on lupin and scabiosa. I seem to recall my dear grandad spraying washing up liquid