[wolfie]

I have a bad infestation of blackfly on my runner beans, and I also see the ants crawling over my plants, I went to 99p shop and bought a bottle of green and black fly killer now my only concern is will spraying my beans harm our friends the ladybirds? I would hate to think that the chemical would harm them in any way?

Does anyone else use blackfly killer? I sprayed my plants yesterday with the stuff, it's a 7 day treatment on them.

Previously I was so desperate to get rid of them, I even pulled a whole stalk off blackfly off with my finger, ewwww I know. I was told by a neighbour that washing up liquid doesn't work on them.

I need to get rid of them but obviously I don't want to harm the ladybirds.

Thank you from the prize runner bean man ;0)

[chris23005]

I have cut some of my broad beans down (the ones which had stopped producing, and had the most black fly) as they were sprouting from the bottom anyway. There are still some black fly on some of the other plants around the broad beans themselves. The growing tips were removed some time ago. Will they have harmed the broad beans themselves, and if I spray with soapy water, will that harm any of the veg?