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Russell

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broad bean blackfly
« on: June 19, 2011, 01:39:28 »
Before the black aphids land on my broad beans and lay their eggs, they presumably live on some other plant/shrub/tree for a while. Does anyone know what that might be, please?
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saddad

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Re: broad bean blackfly
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2011, 02:51:20 »
Spindle...  :-X
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Digeroo

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Re: broad bean blackfly
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2011, 08:35:50 »
Ants seem to farm them.  Not sure where they store them in the meantime.
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David P

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Re: broad bean blackfly
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2011, 23:22:09 »
I've got some Broad Beans nest my Spindle in my garden.... as yet the black aphids are only interested in the spindle.

How do I get rid of them?
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Robert_Brenchley

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Re: broad bean blackfly
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2011, 13:40:17 »
They're probably a species which lives on spindle not BB's.
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