Greenfly

cootambear

brogusblue wrote: »

I am suffering too with my roses .. They are everywhere .. Tonight when cooler i will water with a little bit of washing up liquid to remove them..

make sure its rose scented

misskool

lots of greenfly here too ugh

Farway

None here as yet, Just lily beetles, South Hants

RuthnJasper

brogusblue wrote: »

I am suffering too with my roses .. They are everywhere .. Tonight when cooler i will water with a little bit of washing up liquid to remove them..

Does that actually work? I mean, I know washing-up liquid is still a chemical, but probably less-caustic than Roseclear.... Any advice much appreciated. Managed to get rid of Blackspot last year without resorting to chemicals, so slightly ashamed of myself for reaching for the Roseclear this time 'round...

OneYorkshireLass

I've got swarms in my garden too - but they're not landing on anything (except me!) it's as if they've just hatched and are a bit confused ...

dan.tee

There's thousands of 'em up here in Liverpool - it's like dandelion fluff drifting by. I went out cycling today and came back covered in the blighters. Gross.

janie-h

My patio rose COVERED in the little green blighters! Will get my soapy water out tomorrow and drown the little !!!!!!s

rabidbun

Had swarms of these two years ago, last year it was flying ants. Waiting for either ladybirds or locusts this year...

Am ready with some nice horticultural soap though this time (washing up liquid let some escape last time - I probably mixed it wrong) which has already nicely seen off the early sawfly type on most of my fruit thank goodness!