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as a newbie gardener, I know nothing about pests, but have just found lots of them on my otherwise healthy Aubergines. I suspect they may be common greenfly, but I am not sure, and whatever they are, how do I get rid of em?
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Last edited by Davyburns; 14-07-2010, 10:18 AM. -
They are whitefly and suck the sap. You can spray with a bug killer or if you don't like chemicals then you can use soapy water (which still has chemicals in it
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There are green ones there too, I take it there not the sameComment
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If you've only got a few plants just squish em!
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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They are greenfly. The white bits are sort of discarded skins. Squish themComment
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If you grow them in pot, you can just rinse it down with the tap water (unless you are in the northwest).Comment
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I sparyed em with some ultimate bug spray, there were hundreds, funnily enough, the Aubergine next to it had noneComment
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