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friendly”. Tesco, Asda, Homebase and B&Q all stock Provado Ultimate Bug Killer, which contains thiacloprid, a less toxic variety of the chemical but one that the EAC and campaigners would still like to see banned for gardeners. Speaking at the launch

the same problems. They do point out that you will have to spray several times as the adult sawflies are active over a six to eight week period in late spring-early summer. Alternatively, you can avoid the problem with thiacloprid and the like

) plants, have flowers that do not open and go slimey, does anyone know what is causing this? Completely decimated three lillies, utterly horrible little bugs! Will try sunflower oil when I replace them! Before using thiacloprid, imidacloprid

Westland Plant Rescue Bug Killer;     Thiamethoxam;         Wickes Provado Vine Weevil Killer;                Thiacloprid;                B&Q Bug Clear Ultra Vine Weevil Killer         Acetamiprid;             B&Q Bug Clear Gun

? Good call Kate - there's a free report on the Buglife website about neonicotinoid pesticides and how they affect bees, butterflies and non-target insects. Imidacloprid, thiacloprid, acetamocloprid etc - all bad news, and stay in the soil for ages

I too am having the same problem and have never had it before. I have 7 Berberis in both my front and back gardens and they have all been attacked, but I have yet to see the culprit as I didn't look too closely - just thought "I wonder what's been eating them?"! I live in north...

The sap-feeding scale insect Unaspis euonymi is particularly attracted to Euonymus japonica, although it will feast on other evergreen euonymus too. The white males congregate on the leaves, but the brownish-black females live on the bark, making them hard to spot. Large numbers ...

The horse chestnut scale insect was first found in the UK in the late 1960s, having come over from southern Europe. It is now widespread and common in the south of the UK and Ireland, and is spreading northwards. Mature, adult horse chestnut scale insects are up to 5mm long and c...

Scarlet beetles (6mm - 8mm long) with black heads eat the leaves, flowers and seedpods of lilies and other members of the lily family. Don't mistake them for ladybirds. Between April and September the beetles lay eggs on the undersides of leaves. After a week they hatch into redd...

Soft-bodied, 4mm-long mealybugs are often found on greenhouse plants and house plants such as cacti and succulents, feeding on their sap. They are covered by a white, waxy secretion, and congregate in leaf axils and other inaccessible parts of plants. They debilitate the plants a...