Bay Laurel Health

[Dean Lofthouse]

Just been to look at a Bay Laurel Hedge to trim and I noticed the leaves were being eaten by something, there was like a white fluffy coating on the back of some of the leaves and they dropped off quite easily. There were all sorts of insects, greenfly, blackfly. So much so you had them flying all over when you went near.

 

I have recommended she spray the hedge with a weak detergent / water mix, see if it make a difference.

 

Did I recommend right ?

[Bundle 2]

Why not a nicotine solution...user friendly....?

[Lee Winger]

very hard to tell without pictures

[Ian Leach]

Just been to look at a Bay Laurel Hedge to trim and I noticed the leaves were being eaten by something, there was like a white fluffy coating on the back of some of the leaves and they dropped off quite easily. There were all sorts of insects, greenfly, blackfly. So much so you had them flying all over when you went near.

 

I have recommended she spray the hedge with a weak detergent / water mix, see if it make a difference.

 

Did I recommend right ?

 

Dean, I have used Detergent + water mix on my hedge and plants for blackfly and greenfly it seems to be working so far. I spray it a few times a week.

Ian

[Lee Winger]

Dean, I have used Detergent + water mix on my hedge and plants for blackfly and greenfly it seems to be working so far. I spray it a few times a week.

Ian

 

 

Ordinary household detergent doesn't work! you need proper old fashioned soap flakes, salts of fatty acids in other words..

 

If I were you Dean I'd recommend some sort of bug spray available from B&Q, what sort of bugs are causing the probs wooley aphid?

[Ian Leach]

Ordinary household detergent doesn't work! you need proper old fashioned soap flakes, salts of fatty acids in other words..

 

If I were you Dean I'd recommend some sort of bug killer available from B&Q

 

What more can i say, it's Worked for me .

[Lee Winger]

What more can i say, it's Worked for me .

 

 

I doubt it killed them , maybe you washed them off , but hey if it works for you what can I say other than , keep on using it..

[Ian Leach]

I doubt it killed them , maybe you washed them off , but hey if it works for you what can I say other than , keep on using it..

 

Probably have washed them off, have n't sprayed them for the last few weeks but still clear

[Lee Winger]

Why not a nicotine solution...user friendly....?

 

 

Be careful tobacco spray will kill bees fast..

[Dean Lofthouse]

what sort of bugs are causing the probs wooley aphid?

 

They were little black flies and some green fly, the white was probably caused by them, it was proper infested.

 

She said would her rose spray work, I said any mild insecticide would sort them.

 

So soap flake is the best then Lee?