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Growing => Growing in Greenhouses & Polytunnels => Topic started by: adri123 on January 16, 2015, 15:24

Title: Greenfly on Lettuce!!!!
Post by: adri123 on January 16, 2015, 15:24

Fume!!! I grew some lettuce from one of those living lettuce packs you can buy in the supermarket.  They were getting to a decent size in the new greenhouse and just noticed today that they are covered in aphids....

Do I need to fumigate the greenhouse?

Title: Re: Greenfly on Lettuce!!!!
Post by: JayG on January 20, 2015, 08:49

A sulphur candle will deal with the aphids but unfortunately will kill any plants too, including your lettuces.

Title: Re: Greenfly on Lettuce!!!!
Post by: adri123 on January 25, 2015, 19:51

Thx Jay.  I've sacrificed the lettuces and left them out in the snow.  There are some plants left in the GH though and I don't want the aphids if they can be avoided.  No sign yet so they might have ALL been on the lettuces.

One good thing...found a ladybird today and popped her in the GH.