Re: Aphids and soapy spray

"David in Normandy" <davidinnormandy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> Yesterday for the first time I tried spraying a big lupin with warm
water 
> and wa****ng up liquid. The plant was absolutely heaving with thousands
of 
> aphids and starting to look quite poorly and wilting.
> Today 99% of the aphids are black, shrivelled and dead. I'm really 
> impressed how quick and effective it has been.

I don't grow lupins because of the huge blue aphids which infested them
when 
I did.

There was a question on GQT about this yesterday. Someone said that they 
were big enough to barbecue - as kebabs.

It amused me.

Mary