greenfly, fly away

[darkcrystal]

god i cannot keep up with green fly, seriously there is loads in my garden, and as i dont get any ladybirds they take over, they are everywhere. im picking them off my toms but i have quite a few tom plants and its taken me ages. im even spraying them they just keep comming back. god its silly it really is.

[rana]

Same problem here. I've rubbed off, squirted water, drowned and even resorted to spray to clear the aphids but after a long weekend away the little beggars are back in force. There's a war on out there..............

[darkcrystal]

your telling me, i went out there yesterday late afternoon and there was loads landing on me. the spiders can only eat so many lol.

[Glutton4...]

1 part f*iry liquid to 10 parts water, and squirt the b*ggers! That's what I was told - does it work?

[darkcrystal]

erm well as i put too much fairy liquid in and almost killed my toms im not the best person but i heard e cover is better, it wont harm the plants..... im squashing them as well as spraying them. little beggers they realy are.

[rana]

You may well remove the current population with ecover sprays etc. but judging by the numbers in the air they just keep calling up re-inforcements.

[annacruachan]

Saw my first greenfly of the year yesterday, so we're obviously due for an onslaught soon! Will get my ecover spray ready.......

[Mchanen]

Not just me then- on my potatoes, was out yesterday evening spraying them with soapy water.

Is there something in the air cause they only seem to have appeared this week?!

[darkcrystal]

i noticed that.....after the little storm we had on sunday, monday was horrible green flys everywhere. im trying to catch every spider i can and put them on my plants, i dont care if there is spider webs on my plants as long as the green fly are dead.

[Two_Sheds]

Aphids are horrible on your plants, but they provide food for baby birds, ladybirds and all kinds of things.
Don't get too freaked out by them.

[darkcrystal]

yes thats very true, it would be nice to see a lady bird havent seen one yet

[Mchanen]

Neither have i, i'm hoping that once i get some flowers on my patio they will attract some natural predators