Reply To: Aphids on apple tree leaves

[John]

Hi Paul

I use just a few drops in a 1 litre sprayer, enough to make it bubbly. I spray them each day for a few days and then less frequently as they die off. I guess they only need one spray but it is difficult to get them all. Perhaps the water pressure, even without the soap, has some effect.

This year I have had very few on the broad beans, due to November sowing and removal of the tops – as Charles says in his recent ‘pest’ video. I did have some on my globe artichoke stems but, as they were exposed and easy to spray, one spray did for them.