Bloody Aphids! :(

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  1. Alan16ac

    Alan16ac Gardener

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    Just went out to my garden to do some potting up, then get on with my dead-heading.
    Went to my area of Lupins and they're COVERED in Aphids. It's like they've come from no where!
     
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    Are the ants farming them? They'll be fighting the Ladybirds off if they are.
     
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    give them a dose of washing-up water.
     
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