Garlic mixed with water spray is an old folk remedy for aphids, though ymmv.
-- Paul On Thu, Apr 4, 2019, 9:43 AM Helen Varley Jamieson < [email protected]> wrote: > just wanted to report some good ecological news: moving the insect hotel > to the sunnier end of the balcony has had a pretty immediate effect - > lovely black and dark orange native bees are busy coming in & out of the > little bamboo tubes & doing their things inside. thanks for the tip, mez! :) > > not so great is the population explosion of aphids on the basil & little > black fly thingies on the mint & the rucola. hopefully my digital control > methods (slaughter by finger squishing) & some water spraying will stop > them from getting out of control until the ladybirds & hoverflies discover > this new fast-food outlet ... > > h : ) > -- > > helen varley jamieson > > [email protected] > http://www.creative-catalyst.com > http://www.upstage.org.nz > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >
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