BLACK FLY
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- Compo
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Got blackfly on my runners. Thinking of trying horticultural soap as I have heard washing up liquid is no longer suitable as it does not have 'true' soap in it's ingredients?
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It is the wetting agent that does the trick I think, breaks down the water's surface tension so it can drown the little darlings, detergent has that in spades.
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I've had the blackfly on my broad beans for a fortnight or so and I have run out of chemical spray so am spraying with about 1 tablespoon of washing up liquid mixed in 1 litre of water. Have not checked my runner beans but they usually start on the broad beans then appear on the runners later so will have to have a look.
Good luck
Barney
ps Just looked out the window Compo and it's raining, at last.
Good luck
Barney
ps Just looked out the window Compo and it's raining, at last.