"David Hill" wrote

No wonder they are such survivors - I have a sneaking admiration for
their persistence! I've given up on putting the plant in the
conservatory - it will go back to the greenhouse. I'll root a cutting,
and grow that on - in ant-free compost!

I have always used Nippon liquid, a few drops on a piece of slate or glass
or even a plant label placed where they are running.
It's never failed for me
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I do find it has to be fresh and new, seems to lose it's edge if old stock.
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK