Mary wrote:
On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:32:58 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
wrote:

Spraying them with washing-up liquid seems to put them off!

How's, Joyce, Alan?

Does she know about your past history on usenet?

For the first year I have also had them on runner beans, though
strangely they have confined themselves to just one plant, so I left
them alone. The big problem for me are that they absolutely infest the
young shoots of my fan trained Stella cherry stunting all new growth,
result very few cherries. Any suggestions for help there will be most
welcome.