"andy_con" wrote ((Snip))

i keep seeing ear wigs on the plants and ants? could this be the
problem, ive not seen anything else? i leave the plants outside all
summer and am buying a mini green housing for the winter. i tried
washup liquid yesterday, just some cheap tesco home brand stuff, i will
check them when i get home from work.

Ants suggests to me you also have Scale Insect on the plants, a very common
pest on Citrus. The Ants will be "milking" the insects for the honeydew.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
17mls W. of London.UK