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**Flummery** · 17-06-2007, 09:22 AM

They are black flies Dobby - they can appear VERY suddenly! I had none 2 days ago and quite a few are affected now. You can just break off the tops - it's usually the tops they go for, or you can spray with soapy water - a bit of washing up liquid in a hand sprayer, and squish! Messy but satisfying!

**Dobby** · 17-06-2007, 09:33 AM

thanks Flum
just been talking to my dad he siad use Daz in a watering can his mam used to use it on her roses when he was a kid suprized he can rember that far back

**Snadger** · 17-06-2007, 09:49 AM

Originally posted by Dobby View Post

thanks Flum
just been talking to my dad he siad use Daz in a watering can his mam used to use it on her roses when he was a kid suprized he can rember that far back

I would be a little bit careful as most washing powders contain bleach methinks!

**Vegmonkey** · 17-06-2007, 12:13 PM

Hi, there are quite a few posts about blackfly on here, and a good recipe on my blog, if you 'search' for blackfly...someone left it as a comment. It worked for me for a while, but they came back, and i've decided to let them have the plant as we've had quite a few crops from it.

I find spraying them with a powerful jet of water does a fantastic job too, and have also tried to encourage ladybirds (which you can also buy!) as they eat huge numbers of aphids

**moggssue** · 18-06-2007, 01:02 PM

I had a sudden colony of blackfly on my broad beans too - a spray with fairy liquid (very watered down of course) worked wonders, no return so far.

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