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Green fly keep attacking my aubergine plant - any tips?

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Monkeytrousers · 21/07/2008 19:40

At the mo I am just squiching them with a baby wipe when I find them, but I just found tons at the bottom of the plant under the small leaves.

Will washing up liquid work without killing the plant? At what ratio of water/washing up liquid?

It is just beginning to flower btw.

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kittywise · 21/07/2008 22:45

yes washing up liquid works immediately ime.
I use a good squirt to 500ml. hth

policywonk · 21/07/2008 22:47

Ooh, good tip! Mine have got hundreds of the buggers, and I've been spraying them with Bad Stuff .

kittywise · 21/07/2008 22:55

Yes they are bloody buggers HUGE too, washing up liquid freezes them on the spot (hee hee)

policywonk · 21/07/2008 22:57

Are you supposed to wipe it off again afterwards? Does it damage the leaves?

Monkeytrousers · 21/07/2008 23:25

Yes, I want to know that PC [(sorry PC )

I haven't so will tell you if the leaves shrivel.

I just read that you should limit to 4 fruits a plant. That's a bummer as I only have one.

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kittywise · 22/07/2008 07:06

They shriveled a tiny bit I guess, but not much

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