Bug killer

[bobh]

My fruit trees are being decimated by Black fly and I expect Greenfly will follow. What treatment could I use that would not kill my bees. I am thinking of a dilute wash of Savon Noir (Its a French Black Soap liquid made from olive and other oils). The mix would be 5 soup spoons / litre of water sprayed either early morning or later evening.

 

[enrico]

I use a strong mix of soap and water but a direct spray onto bees may well kill them too so spray early morning or late afternoon.

 

[oliver90owner]

Before or after the blossom, for any treatment, is the simple way around the problem. Clearly the problem has been around for some time?

 

[Eyeman]

My fruit trees are being decimated by Black fly and I expect Greenfly will follow. What treatment could I use that would not kill my bees. I am thinking of a dilute wash of Savon Noir (Its a French Black Soap liquid made from olive and other oils). The mix would be 5 soup spoons / litre of water sprayed either early morning or later evening.

Got to keep on top of those Bugs!. I spray before fruit blossom opens then every 4 weeks to ensure a good crop. So long as you don't spray during fruit blossom then no real harm will come you your bees.