@B3 Very little cold weather - like you a few light frosts. I'm certainly not complaining! Assume the populations will kick on now we're getting a bit more sun.
As rhubarb is now in season, boil some leaves, allow to cool, and strain off liquid. Fill a household trigger spray and use it to spray the aphids. Fill another container, maybe a 2-litre milk carton, and keep in reserve for next year.
None here, but I don't get that many anyway - mainly later on when I have the sweet peas out and growing, and it's usually much later in the year before they're having a wee go at those. Very few susceptible plants, and lots of blue tits.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Are you sure the damage is not being caused by gall mite on the fuchsia? We'd had a fuchsia in a pot for years and a couple of years ago it was attacked - the leaves were deformed and curled up. I bought a couple of replacements and those had it as well - so I binned them. Luckily, after cutting back the original and a bit of a colder winter (it was unclear as to how gall mite would handle colder weather) the original fuchsia appeared to be mite free. The gall mite is quite common now apparently in the south and is moving north,
No. I've had that and dealt with it before same way as you. Cut it down to base and bin the prunings. This was definitely aphids. I was a bit concerned that it might be gall mite, but it definitely wasn't. Anyway, I've given it a fresh start. 😊
I think I have seen more ladybirds active in the garden this year compared to others and only noticed aphids on the supermarket bought cooking herbs which on the kitchen windowsill don't get the benefit of the ladybirds in the garden. Also started to see some hover flies about so hoping there are enough predators about to keep any aphids under control.
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...