Reprieve Before Squishing by mickuk50

Photography • Insects • posted on May 13, 2009

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Morning all :o) One of my Fuchias has become infested over night by these pests and not being one for using pesticides I now have literally green fingers :o) Thanks for taking a look and take care Mick

Comments (18)

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drace68

4:13AM | Wed, 13 May 2009

Aphids. Mick, you need ladybirds (ladybugs in the US). Are you fuchias in bloom?

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countess8

4:36AM | Wed, 13 May 2009

wow fantastic amcro on this tiny insect, may be a pest but it looks great on a picture aww you sqaushed your model poor thing lol, i feel guilty if i squash a fly lol, good morning by the way and your work is amazing

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JeffG7BRJ

5:06AM | Wed, 13 May 2009

Don't need pesticides Mick, just use some washing up liquid in water in a spray gun. Superb macro! Bravo!!!!!

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durleybeachbum

6:18AM | Wed, 13 May 2009

Fabulous! A favourite for sure!!

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flora-crassella

6:26AM | Wed, 13 May 2009

very, very nice photo! I send you my ladybug!!!!

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GBCalls

6:27AM | Wed, 13 May 2009

Excellent !

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timtripp

6:55AM | Wed, 13 May 2009

excellent!

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flavia49

6:57AM | Wed, 13 May 2009

extraordinary macro!!

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magnus073

7:38AM | Wed, 13 May 2009

Amazing capture of the little guy there Mick, hope you can get rid of them

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MrsRatbag

8:56AM | Wed, 13 May 2009

Good luck in your quest! Great shot!

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auntietk

9:19AM | Wed, 13 May 2009

LOL! LOVE the title! :) Excellent macro.

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sandra46

10:12AM | Wed, 13 May 2009

superlative shot, i hope you're free of the pests!

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emmecielle

12:13PM | Wed, 13 May 2009

Exceptional macro! :)

MrsLubner

1:07PM | Wed, 13 May 2009

A trick I use on my roses in the spring (and they get totally covered in them so that hardly a piece of stem shows)is water. A stream of water sprayed on the plants in just enough force to wash them off is the ticket to eradicating them. Do this every day for about a week and they will be gone. They can not climb back up onto a plant once they hit the ground. They just end up dying. Once they get wings, that is another thing but at this sticky stage, they are very vulnerable. Great shot!

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