Pests, Diseases and Cures

not lot greenfly to be real honest just got them on my kiwi fruit ill try blast of water and see how it goes you never know ladybugs might just pay me visit at some point.hubby said i should just squash them as it wont cost him anything..lol

I got my Neem Oil off ebay. I recommend also mixing in some horticultural soap (that isn't cheap I'm afraid, but it is less likely to damage leaves than washing up liquid). Some leaves react to Neem Oil, but usually I treat those plants anyway and let the plant re-grow new leaves. Apply every...

Got ants in my bin too now, must turn it every week and its always pretty wet. Great to watch, oh and the spider nests too!

Hey Kris, for some reason I tried to quote your post to reply to you and I've accidently started a "conservation" with you. Can you tell I'm new here haha? Thanks for replying so quickly, and that link you gave me looks absolutely spot on !

I'm with Pete on this. My guess is that it's red spider mite. If it is it will spread unless you get on top of it. You can slow it by keeping the plants moist by misting and raising humidity. Neem oil, if you are organic, will work to a certain extent and you can also introduce predators such as...

My pleasure It would still be worthwhile collecting up affected leaves if possible..it reduces the chances of re-infection. There's also a really nasty pest called Pear Midge that lays it's eggs in the flowers and then the maggots burrow into the young fruit and make them drop off. And off goes...

Found this,

New leaves look good and healthy. I'm probably worrying about nothing too serious. I'll just keep an eye on things. Thanks for your replies.

Remove then now, if you leave them on they will continue to infect any new leaves.

I agree with not using the slug pellets that turn the snails into a green froth (Yuk) and don't like the idea of the salt but I use the Advanced Slug Pellets - "safe for birds, animals and hedgehogs - organic" it says on the pack - priced at over £6 a tub (as opposed to a couple of quid for...

We live in a suburb, but as wildlife's territory is being developed they don't have much choice but to live where they can. They seem to know that hunting is not allowed, and dogs can not roam free, so they really have no predators. Lately I have seen fox,racoons, skunks, bobcat, coyote,...

Thanks Scrungee . I've corrected my original

It's an ongoing battle! Year one gets a lot but you'll never eradicate them all. Just keep on top of the worst of it through regular checking

Your mahonias do look sickly to me. I planted two last year, now about 18 inches tall and they look healthy with none of the leaf decay you have.

could it have been caterpillars do you think? i've no experience of delphiniums but the other day i noticed "something" has been eating all the growing tips on my lovely little Red Robin bush, i assumed it was slugs but after creeping out after dark with torch in hand i was surprised to find a...

It was usually accompanied by something that meant illegitimate child when I lived there.

Trouble is that I do not have a weedkiller nor a chemical in the garden Lawnman. I do not wish to use them again after seeing reports on us loosing our bee population to some of these. On the flip side, just one drop of rain and their little heads have shot through which has meant more hoeing...

Sorry guys I didnt mean to sound flippant I was giggling at the thaught of the greenfly having a feast. ive edited my post

Think we've lost the battle against them now, if there ever was one. Found 1 yesterday & put him on the beans, he's still there this morning, doesn't seem to be eating though, just sat there.

Yep I think it's working then I've also heard that some cats are actually attracted into the garden by the sound these things make, so I guess they don't always have the desired effect.