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of olive oil, crushed garlic and warm water to spray them with, the oil blocks up their lungs, not sure what the garlic does, it's possible they don't like the smell, the warm water dilutes the oil. Is the plant a tree or shrub? Do you also have ants

it with a socket wrench and brushing it off if necessary. If it's very dirty you can replace it for under £5.Once a month pull out the dipstick, wipe it clean, re-insert it and pull it out again, checking the oil level reaches the line indicated. If it needs

be used on houseplants and in greenhouses to attack the western flower thrips. Organic pesticide sprays are available, which are based on plant oils or pyrethrum.Ornamental plants can be sprayed with insecticides containing imidacloprid with methiocarb

What is your soil type and what aspect/area are you thinking of planting up? My garden faces south and the plants will face the east. Sorry don't know the soil type or how to find out, I'm a novice garden If you live in a cottage or want a cottage

how do I get rid of them without necessarily using chemicals. Have googled and one site said use sunflower oil in a spray and must crush the adults and get rid of the larvae. I haven't tried the sunflower oil spray, but manual removal

on the leaves.Dispose of fallen leaves that might have the bugs or eggs attached. Use the predatory ladybird Cryptolaemus montrouzieri when temperatures rise in summer. Also try spraying plants with fatty acids or plant oils. You may need to do this a few times

, I have winter cabbages cauliflowers and kale still growing strongly, but still covered in white fly.  can anyone suggest a green method to get rid of them.  thanks Bunny Guinness back last October on Gardeners' Question Time recommended Neem Oil

I have an infestation of vine weevils in my polytunnel this year - they have attacked my grape vine and the weevils are crawling on most of the plants and eating chunks out of leaves and nibbling the stems, causing the new shoots to keel over. I

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to clear those: http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=653   I would recommend spraying neem oil on the plants. I searched everywhere for the best way to get rid of these pests and I found that neem oil worked the best. Dont forget to spay