To spray or not to spray?

[pjh75]

One of my sweetcorn plants appears to have an infestation of aphids , but there are also a couple of ladybirds (the first ones I have actually seen in my garden). I have organic bug spray, but I assume that will kill the good bugs too? What would you guys do?

[Kristen]

Soapy water?

[Snadger]

Squash em!

[pjh75]

Soapy water?

really? and that won't kill off the ladybirds?

[pjh75]

Squash em!

yeah, I squashed some, but there are loads of them.

[lynda66]

the soapy water will kill the ladybirds, so either keep squishing or remove the ladybirds to a different area, and use soapy water.

I have only seen one ladybird all year so far, but my rose bush had loads of greenfly, so i stuck the hose on jet, and squirted the buggers off the bush, now theres just the odd one, that i squish i check every day.

[pjh75]

Thanks - there were less aphids today so I squished em.

[Two_Sheds]

Keep squishing.