What the hell are these???
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oh, sorry, they are the size of a small ant, 2mm long.
I have no insecticide at all, I've never had pests before. I have no qualms about using whatever is needed to get rid of these blighters!
I have no insecticide at all, I've never had pests before. I have no qualms about using whatever is needed to get rid of these blighters!
a common garden greenfly spray should kill them. If you have only pot plants, you could buy a 1 litre spray bottle at any hardware shop or larger supermarket. Own-brands are usually cheaper. Yours look a bit slim for aphids, but the common spray should work.
If you have a garden, especially with small trees, it would be worth buying a bottle of concentrate and a pump-up sprayer.
For anything that you intend to eat, you can get fruit-and-vegetable sprays that are less persistent.
If you have roses, you can get "Roseclear" which is a combined fungicide and insecticide and also treats black spot, mildew etc which they are prone to. I use it on most small ornamentals, not just roses.
If you have a garden, especially with small trees, it would be worth buying a bottle of concentrate and a pump-up sprayer.
For anything that you intend to eat, you can get fruit-and-vegetable sprays that are less persistent.
If you have roses, you can get "Roseclear" which is a combined fungicide and insecticide and also treats black spot, mildew etc which they are prone to. I use it on most small ornamentals, not just roses.
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Californian maple aphid according to the mother in law!!
Is it a new purchase?
If you're lucky, local bluetits will feed them to their babies. I would avoid chemicals because of this, i.e. the insecticide will also kill all the other baby bird food and this is exactly the wrong time of year to do that.
Aphids are easily squashed, they don't run away very fast.
If you're lucky, local bluetits will feed them to their babies. I would avoid chemicals because of this, i.e. the insecticide will also kill all the other baby bird food and this is exactly the wrong time of year to do that.
Aphids are easily squashed, they don't run away very fast.
http://www.crocus.co.uk/product/_/live-ladybirds-to-eat-your--aphids/classid.2000013999/
Not cheap but well fed ladybirds are far better looking than aphids.
Not cheap but well fed ladybirds are far better looking than aphids.
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blightymam
Or use soap - mix with water and spray. That shouldn't harm birds but can be very helpful for killing aphids.
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