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Growing => Growing in Greenhouses & Polytunnels => Topic started by: Countryman_uk on July 03, 2012, 12:22

Title: Black Fly
Post by: Countryman_uk on July 03, 2012, 12:22

Hi any ideas how to get rid of black fly my peppers seem to be getting infested with them, dont like to spray alot , thought Marigolds might help any other ideas
 :D

Title: Re: Black Fly
Post by: Optimistic Gardener on July 03, 2012, 12:24

What about a squirt of water?  Also I tend to use the yellow sticky strips to hang up above my plants in the greenhouse.  All flies tend to be attracted to those and leave my plants in peace.

Title: Re: Black Fly
Post by: Countryman_uk on July 03, 2012, 21:36

hi thanks  will give any thing ago, lot of eggs been layed on underneath of leaves

 :)

Title: Re: Black Fly
Post by: Goosegirl on July 04, 2012, 11:43

I usually grow a few tagetes in the g'house and have had no trouble with black- or white fly.