"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
Adam writes:
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| I have some broad beans in my garden at the moment that seem to be
| growing healthily enough, but they are covered in black aphids and
ants.
| Should I be worried about this? If it's a problem, what can I do
about
| it, given that I am doing my very best to garden organically?

Spray the aphids with soft soap or detergent and methylated spirits,
and the ants will go elsewhere - they are merely collecting honeydew.
The aphids can damage the crop.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Or go around and squidge the blackfly between your fingers