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Does it work?
Mangetout and leeks are infested with greenfly and although we have plenty of hoverflies about, the ladybirds seem to be a bit thin on the ground
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Have seen a couple of posts which suggest spraying dishwater or washing-up dilute solution on infected plants to deal with the problem (rather than going down the pesticide route) but no-one seems to have ever reported back as to whether or not this actually works.
Is it an effective method?
Many thanks
Reet
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Mangetout and leeks are infested with greenfly and although we have plenty of hoverflies about, the ladybirds seem to be a bit thin on the ground
.Have seen a couple of posts which suggest spraying dishwater or washing-up dilute solution on infected plants to deal with the problem (rather than going down the pesticide route) but no-one seems to have ever reported back as to whether or not this actually works.
Is it an effective method?
Many thanks
Reet
x
.... but as you have an immediate problem, you probably wont have neem oil handy so chilli/garlic/curry powder etc, mixed with water and a few drops of soap will work better than just the soap 
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