mort
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Found one of my young apple trees (Falstaff and looks like it would've been a great year for apples) infested with green fly this morning and i'm guessing they have been there a few days as they already have their ant bodyguards in place. Does anyone have any remedies that might help? i'd prefer non pesticides after ready just how nasty they are on the bottle today.
So far I have sprayed them with a slightly soapy water mixture after taking a lot out with my thumb and forefinger. Have heard rapeseed oil painted onto a section of the trunk works to stop the ants climbing up and natural predators having a chance but don't know if that is an old wives tale.
TIA
So far I have sprayed them with a slightly soapy water mixture after taking a lot out with my thumb and forefinger. Have heard rapeseed oil painted onto a section of the trunk works to stop the ants climbing up and natural predators having a chance but don't know if that is an old wives tale.
TIA