AHHH Me Fennel Help

[Bexy]

Hello,

My Fennel has been attacked by little white bug things. i think its white fly but they are also on the soil ????

Within 2 days it almost looks dead......

How can i save my It ?

[Newton]

Compost them.....then re sow in early may.....

[veggiechicken]

I presume this is Herb fennel, not Florence fennel with the edible bulb at the base?
If its the herb it dies back in winter and reshoots in spring. You could cut it right back to ground level and see if it shoots again in spring. Mine has been knocked back by the frost but is growing again now.
I have no idea what the white flies are - sorry.

[Matt94]

yep my fennels re-shooting aswell

[Bexy]

yes its a herb but u use the leafs not the bulb ? and mine had survied the frosts and snow un marked but its bein distroyed by the little bugs.... i have tryed to spray with washin up liquid and water but i have a helping hand in a little wee ladybird

[veggiechicken]

Talk nicely to your ladybird - I'm sure she'll sort you out!

[di]

My fennel has become my pest

[veggiechicken]

Fennel is too beautiful to be a pest!

[Matt94]

sorry just read your post again, yes they are white flies - Whitefly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
i would suggest planting marigolds near them but its far too early for them. id keep on applying the soap solution every few days.

[veggiechicken]

But what about the ladybird? She doesn't want soap in her mouth!

[di]

It is beautiful....it just seems to shoot up so quickly and has self seeded in my strawberries and fruit cage. Unfortunately, I'm also a sucker for anything beautiful so I'll probably have a hundred new self seeded ones randomly dotted about this year.

[Matt94]

you could always relocate the ladybird VC hahaha

[veggiechicken]

Ladybird, ladybird, flyaway home......

[Bexy]

Poor Little Lady Bird i carnt move it , it Hybernated in my compost bin lid and has now found a all you can eat buffet lets hope more will follow it