Pests, Diseases and Cures

They do have contorted leaves as well as the branches. Some people think the leaves are ugly but we quite like them although the tree looks at its best in the early spring when the branches still haven't got their leaves but have the lovely catkins hanging from them. We have had our tree for...

Got it in one .... I'm beautiful enough without it ...:rolleyes::D

Pinch the tips, and feed them.

If you do a search on Flea Beetles I think you will find that this is what your mystery bugs are!

cheers david

will give that a try if the ladybirds don't work!

Looking at the picture on the link you gave, yes it looks like Ladybird larvae, i cant send a pic to show you, because i squished it:oThanks also for the link of insects, i will put it in my favourites for the future.:thumb:

Why didn't you get a really good close-up, Sis, and post it up in Wildlife / What's buzzing.........., too? We love things like that over there. :D If necessary, I get down on the ground and position the critters so I get good pics. Did you see the pics of the marvellous larvae I found in...

I`ve never known them on Marigolds or Tagetes.

Thank you flinty & JarBax, I'll try to remember your comments when I'm panicking cos I see something 'horrible' I do feel bad about killing anything really - hence the cobwebs and spiders that live in my house Only joking - sort of. I can even watch ants but not if they're destroying my...

It`s a physiological disease, Shelby, there is nothing you can buy to treat it. Scorch is caused in one of two ways. Either there are water droplets on the leaves acting like a magnifying glass which increase the warmth from the sun, thus burning the plant. Or, if it`s hot and sunny with a...

SimonJust "spotted" your post - sorry for the pun...Ivy is generally pretty tough but can suffer from leaf spot. You don't say how big it is but with 80% damage, I'd dig it out and get rid of it. Trouble is, even if you replace the soil, the infection might still be lurking on the...

That's great - thanks for the help and link

. If you can get Pif-Paf spray, then no ants!Last year got 3 tins for a quid in the "Poundshop", but have not seen any this yearCherrio

Dai. "There's none so pure as the purified":D

I have a few strange flies in my mini greenhouse - they have been there a while and so far I can't see any harm done but they seem to sit on my chillis so I thought I'd just check as one has bites out of it's leaves and has fallen over (all the rest are in perfect health) they are about the size...

Great advice, just hope none of my neighbours are lurking here :eek:

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Ok thanks - thats defo the reason then!Trouble is I've planted flowers round the base of the acer plant to add colour (tis the only place I can plant flowers, as I have 2 x bunnies who eat all my flowers otherwise, so flowers can only be planted in tall pots!) So I'll lay off watering as much.

Your right ellie - I picked another few infested stems yesterday. Never seen aphids like these before - green ones, and black ones, but not these nasty grey flakey ones...