Black fly

[malcolm1973]

How can I get rid of it as quick as I rub them between fingers daily there are breeding as quick can any one help


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[Richard Eldritch]

I use a hose on the flat, high pressure setting and blast them off.

[Bex]

I find if I grow nasturtiums they pretty much leave everything else alone.


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[Penellype]

Agreed - my nasturtiums are covered in them, the mangetout in amongst is untouched.

[roitelet]

They are particularly bad this year.

[Two_Sheds]

France must have all our blackfly, because we only got them about a week ago, and not too many either. I crushed/wiped most of them off the calendula (another sacrificial plant) & the broadies.

I left them alone on the spindle, cherry and philadelphus, allowing the hoverflies, ladybirds and sparrows to have their fill. It's another job off my list, if nature can do the work for me

[Florence Fennel]

There weren't as many as usual on my broad beans (I do lop the tops off when I see them), but there were loads of ladybirds, so that was a help. The only place I struggle to get rid of them is on the globe artichokes, but I'll try the jet of water Richard, thanks

[Mr Gardener]

My Broad Beans were smothered by them, one minute nothing, the next I couldn't see the stalks!

[Penellype]

My ladybirds, which were around very early in the year in quite large numbers, seem to have gone AWOL I did see some hoverflies around the nasturtiums, so hopefully they are doing the job for me.

[kathyd]

I've had loads of aphids and blackfly this year, and so far they're ignoring my nasturtiums and savaging everything else! Grrr!! I've blasted with water but they came back. I nipped the tops of my broadies, so they moved down the stems and onto the pods. I've searched for ladybirds but have only found a couple, mostly in the farmer's field and reluctant to take the trip back to my house with me. Yesterday I resorted to a very dilute solution of organic washing up liquid in a sprayer, and the sprayer leaked all over me so I ended up wetter than the aphids! Lol . I've now officially admitted defeat, and what will be will be .

[malcolm1973]

Thanks you all will put plans in to action still keep going with my fingers twice a day thanks



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