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All looks great Andrew. I recently had a bad infestation of Aphids. They destroyed all my bok choy, and some other greens. This was under my netted veggie bed so at first I wasn't sure how they got in there. Due to being netting keeps out the bad bugs but also the good. Next time I see a lady beetle I'll stick it in there.
Like you I took of as many infested leaves as I could and then I sprayed with Eco oil and followed up with Eco Neem at someone's suggestion several days later. You can also hose them off and use soap and water but due to where mine was that was a bit difficult.
I think mine actually got into my covered area from some curly leaf red kale I bought from Bunnings. That was the first plant to be infected and destroyed and it just went from there. When I was at a nursery last week I looked under the leaves of some veggie seedlings and yep there was some eggs. So I think dipping any bought seedlign in some soapy water before planting sounds like a good idea
Like you I took of as many infested leaves as I could and then I sprayed with Eco oil and followed up with Eco Neem at someone's suggestion several days later. You can also hose them off and use soap and water but due to where mine was that was a bit difficult.
I think mine actually got into my covered area from some curly leaf red kale I bought from Bunnings. That was the first plant to be infected and destroyed and it just went from there. When I was at a nursery last week I looked under the leaves of some veggie seedlings and yep there was some eggs. So I think dipping any bought seedlign in some soapy water before planting sounds like a good idea