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blackfly on courgette plants
bizzylizzy
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I have just noticed blackfly on my courgette plants which have only just started producing flowers, what can I do? 
I would like to get rid of them now before they get too bad, preferably not insecticides. I can't easily rub them off without damaging the plant.
I would like to get rid of them now before they get too bad, preferably not insecticides. I can't easily rub them off without damaging the plant.
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jet them off with soapy water as the organic solution to this. normally, you don't get aphids on courgettes.. maybe if you grow a sacrificial plant like nasturtiums, this will attract the aphids, and leave your precious plants alone..0
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yes a little washing up liquid (not antibacterial) with a crushed garlic clove in a spray bottle topped up with water and spray this on undersides of leaves on any plant should do the trickSave saynoto0870.com in your favorites, and stop giving companies more £££ dialling 0870 numbers when you can dial freephones or cheaper alternatives.:j0
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