There are 100% metal options, as well as the more mainstream plastic hose guns, and even hybrid designs. The decision between ready-to-use and concentrate insecticides is an important one for a few reasons. This repellent uses neem oil to kill off those dreaded box tree caterpillars, moths and aphidswhile also bringing a healthier shine to your plant life. Our list is stacked with top-shelf products from brands like Provanto, Nuedorff and Resolva, including both chemical bug sprays and natural, organic formulas that are guaranteed to be safe. These all-natural deterrents are popular for their pet and family-friendly formulas that give you peace of mind when the kids and pooch are playing outside.

With many of us still social distancing, there's never been a better time to get yourself a sun lounger for your garden, patio or roof terrace. This highly concentrated 200 ml formula will make 20 litres of spray once diluted to give you plenty of bug-killing action, and if treating houseplants or ornamentals, you'll only need to apply every 3 months. Since it’s made with natural ingredients like peppermint oil, the spray will be safe to use on all your veggies and herbs. They have two pairs of strap-like wings, which are fringed with hairs, and these are folded back over the dorsal surface of the thrips when it is at rest. Suddenly, in the space of what seemed no more than a week or two, the flowing rivers and shapes of box that are important presences throughout his garden appeared to be ailing.It’s a highly effective repellent, delivering a noticeable reduction in the number of bugs and pests after just one application. Insects and pests can cause tremendous damage by eating away at leaves, flowers, and fruits, spreading diseases that can prove fatal for plants. Also, shake out and pick off debris on the plants (there’s lots of it) and sweep up under them, as pupae can overwinter. Claiming to end the lives of all major UK insect pests – including whitefly, greenfly, blackfly, aphids, scale insects, mealybugs and red spider mites – it's clear that Miracle-Gro'sBug Clear Ultra means business.

The feeding nymphs are entirely wingless; wing buds are present on the pre-pupal and pupal stages, although wings are not fully formed until the adult thrips emerge. But, with slugs and snails being a persistent problem here in the UK, we're guessing that this is exactly what many of you are looking for. With every green thumb needing to get a handle on insects in one form or another, insecticides are an essential part of creating a lush outdoor environment. This list of recommendations is designed to give you a leg up in maintaining a healthy garden by being one step ahead of the insect pack. Keeping your garden looking its best requires regular watering, so use a hose gun to make your life easier and to ensure the best possible yield from your patch.

Some hose guns have a 50% less water option, while others can be used for cleaning cars, patios or decking. Feeds onthe foliage and/or flowers of many glasshouse plants, especially tomato, cucumber, streptocarpus, African violet, fuchsia, gloxinia, achimenes, pelargonium, cyclamen, chrysanthemum, verbena, Primula obconica and Impatiens.

If you are new to barbequing or are ready to upgrade, the gas BBQ market can seem like a bit of a minefield, with so many options to choose from it's difficult to know where to start. The foliage becomes extensively silvery-brown, especially on honeysuckles growing in warm sheltered situations, such as against a wall. Within pesticides the shorter persistence products (that are usually certified for organic growing) are likely to be less damaging to non-target wildlife than those with longer persistence and/or systemic action. From my experience, Ultimate Bug Killer can handle most types of pests, including Greenfly, Caterpillars, Sawfly, Cutworms, and Blackfly.But be warned, you need to be persistent with Bug and Mildew control – this isn’t a miracle cure, and it may take a few applications before you start to see results. As well as putting an end to persistent garden pests, it also prevents any consequential leaf diseases and works to prevent further attack. To prevent bugs from reappearing, aim to deliver two-to-three treatments a year to any vegetable plants. Privet thrips ( Dendrothrips ornatus) The adults are brownish-black with a banded appearance of white and dark markings on their wings. I had heard about serious, localised eruptions of box-moth damage in the past few years, but hadn’t seen its full-on powers of destruction until it devastated Bill’s garden.