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Title: Runner beans, black fly ...... ?
Post by: flossy on June 28, 2009, 19:11:03

Got loads of black fly on our runners .... will washing up liquid solution do the trick ?

Don't want to use chems, help please ! ???

floss xxx

Title: Re: Runner beans, black fly ...... ?
Post by: PurpleHeather on June 28, 2009, 19:21:07

No..It is detergent.

grate some of a bar of soap into some warm water to make a spray or use soap flakes.

Not a lot of soap needed but please do not use detergent it could kill the beans as well as the blackfly.

Title: Re: Runner beans, black fly ...... ?
Post by: manicscousers on June 28, 2009, 19:22:26

try the garlic spray, it works on greenfly :)

Title: Re: Runner beans, black fly ...... ?
Post by: flossy on June 28, 2009, 20:10:16

Whoops, thank you both -- have laods of soap ! :D

floss xxx

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