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Eric G writes:
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| Sorry for my ignorance but if you first blast them with a power
| washer won't they just be pushed off the plant altogether?
| Why would you then need the soap? Eric

(a) only a few get blasted off the plant altogether and (b) you
want to ensure that they don't just climb back on. The objective
is to blast their waxy 'fur' off so they dessicate, and soft soap
solution (or detergent solution with a squirt of meths) works a
lot better than plain water.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.