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PAH48 · « **on:** October 14, 2009, 19:16 »

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 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 14, 2009, 22:00 »

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 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 14, 2009, 22:07 »

Use the same mix here

sunshineband · « **Reply #3 on:** October 14, 2009, 22:08 »

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

peterjf · « **Reply #4 on:** October 14, 2009, 23:12 »

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

sunshineband · « **Reply #5 on:** October 15, 2009, 18:06 »

Quote from: peterjf on October 14, 2009, 23:12

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 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 15, 2009, 18:13 »

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

Horrible things.....

sunshineband · « **Reply #7 on:** October 15, 2009, 18:14 »

Lucky washing up liquid is cheap

PAH48 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 15, 2009, 19:36 »

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

Elcie · « **Reply #9 on:** October 16, 2009, 12:54 »

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

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