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Bloody blackfly!
My runner beans are covered with the damned things, I've tried spraying them with soapy water but is doesn't seem to have killed them! So, what is the real solution? Alan |
Bloody blackfly!
"alan.holmes" wrote in message news:Gp23o.319203$k15.105345@hurricane... My runner beans are covered with the damned things, I've tried spraying them with soapy water but is doesn't seem to have killed them! So, what is the real solution? Alan Insecticide? Ian |
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alan.holmes wrote:
My runner beans are covered with the damned things, I've tried spraying them with soapy water but is doesn't seem to have killed them! So, what is the real solution? Don't grow runner beans? If it helps, mine are the same. It seems to be a big year for black fly this year. :-( |
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On 25/07/2010 22:55, alan.holmes wrote:
My runner beans are covered with the damned things, I've tried spraying them with soapy water but is doesn't seem to have killed them! So, what is the real solution? Alan Grow nasturtiums nearby - they're covered in blackfly, but the runner beans are clean - tho by next week they'll probably be covered too!!! Jill |
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Jill Bell wrote:
So, what is the real solution? Grow nasturtiums nearby - they're covered in blackfly, but the runner beans are clean - tho by next week they'll probably be covered too!!! Oddly, this year my nasturtiums appear unaffected. :-( And I've never been entirely convinced that nasturtiums work as a sacrificial plant and don't just bring the damned things in more. |
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"Ian B" wrote in message ... "alan.holmes" wrote in message news:Gp23o.319203$k15.105345@hurricane... My runner beans are covered with the damned things, I've tried spraying them with soapy water but is doesn't seem to have killed them! So, what is the real solution? Alan Insecticide? And what sort of insecticide will that be? Alan Ian |
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"alan.holmes" wrote in message news:7ni3o.90992$xf1.21404@hurricane... "Ian B" wrote in message ... "alan.holmes" wrote in message news:Gp23o.319203$k15.105345@hurricane... My runner beans are covered with the damned things, I've tried spraying them with soapy water but is doesn't seem to have killed them! So, what is the real solution? Alan Insecticide? And what sort of insecticide will that be? The ones labelled "blackfly killer"... I use Provado. Ian |
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On 26/07/2010 17:05, alan.holmes wrote:
"Ian wrote in message ... wrote in message news:Gp23o.319203$k15.105345@hurricane... My runner beans are covered with the damned things, I've tried spraying them with soapy water but is doesn't seem to have killed them! So, what is the real solution? Alan Insecticide? And what sort of insecticide will that be? .................one suitable for killing blackfly........... DARFC! Sorry, Alan, couldn't resist:-) Jill |
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On 25 July, 22:55, "alan.holmes" wrote:
My runner beans are covered with the damned things, I've tried spraying them with soapy water but is doesn't seem to have killed them! So, what is the real solution? Alan Breed thousands of ladybirds ?? |
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"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2010-07-26 18:56:51 +0100, sutartsorric said: On 25 July, 22:55, "alan.holmes" wrote: My runner beans are covered with the damned things, I've tried spraying them with soapy water but is doesn't seem to have killed them! So, what is the real solution? Alan Breed thousands of ladybirds ?? We haven't seen one this year. I'm going to see if it's possible to buy them. I have seen some o the runners, but I did not kow they were harmful to the damned things. By 'some' I mean just a few! Alan -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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Jill Bell wrote:
They're probably acting as a breeding ground - and the next thing will be the cabbage white caterpillars! But at the moment, they look very colourful:-) Touch wood, all my brassicas are fleeced. Not got the sprouts out of the greenhouse yet, though |
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Sacha wrote:
Breed thousands of ladybirds ?? We haven't seen one this year. I'm going to see if it's possible to buy them. Oh, that reminds me, I bought Nick some ladybird eggs or something for Christmas. I hope they don't go off! :-( |
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sutartsorric wrote:
So, what is the real solution? Breed thousands of ladybirds ?? I accidentally squashed one this evening. It appears to have been crawling down my back |
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