[PAH48]

all my PSB, sprouts and winter cabbages seem to be covered in a grey powdery type film and what looks like some sort of aphids.....slightly green in colour.....
what is it and can I spray them with something--anything ---to save my winter vedge?

help needed!!!

[sunshineband]

Sounds like mealy cabbage aphid (guessing without a picture  )

I used dilute washing up liquid in a spray, as it cut through their waxy coating and did the trick.

Hope this helps 

[mumofstig]

Use the same mix here 

[sunshineband]

It is a bit of a cure-all on our plot -- and the children can use it on their own 

[peterjf]

i heard that aphids breath through their skin, so spraying them with wash up liq would suffercate them ha ha ha ha ha

[sunshineband]

i heard that aphids breath through their skin, so spraying them with wash up liq would suffercate them ha ha ha ha ha

That's the one! 

[mumofstig]

I've got to do mine again they were absolutely smothered with the stuff when i weeded today
Horrible things.....

[sunshineband]

Lucky washing up liquid is cheap 

[PAH48]

Job done thanks all ...the obvious ..is the one I forgot!!!AGE...memories ect...

[Elcie]

My PSB in the front garden has a strange grey type thing on it, sounds like the same.
Thanks for the hint!