{"id":4236,"date":"2016-12-10T08:16:49","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T13:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homesteaderdepot.com\/?p=4236"},"modified":"2016-12-10T08:16:49","modified_gmt":"2016-12-10T13:16:49","slug":"black-fly-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/2016\/12\/10\/black-fly-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Fly Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been growing fava beans then it\u2019s likely that you have run into black flies.\u00a0 Black flies love to damage fava bean plants and ruin your production.\u00a0 But there are a few simple ways to fight back if you notice an infection\u00a0and even measures you can take to prevent your plants from ever getting infected while increasing the food you get out of your plants.\u00a0 Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check your plants regularly. Black flies will only ever affect the tops of the plants, so keep a close eye on the tops especially.<\/li>\n<li>If you see black flies on the plants spray them with soapy water.<\/li>\n<li>If the infestation is serious, cut the tops after spraying them with soapy water. Put them in a plastic bag, tie the top to seal it and throw it away. Do not compost any plant material that is infected with anything as it could spread to other plants near your pile, and in the case of some diseases, even survive in the compost pile and infect the plants that the compost is later applied to.<\/li>\n<li>To help prevent black flies from becoming a problem keep your plants from getting too high. Since the flies only like the tops of the plants, cut off the tender tops about 3 to 4 inches below the tip.\u00a0 When they regrow, cut them again.<\/li>\n<li>If you beat the black flies to the tips of your plants there is no reason to throw them out, or even compost them. The tops can be steamed or lightly boiled and eaten.\u00a0 With a little butter and salt they can taste pretty good.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pest control doesn\u2019t have to mean harsh chemicals, it doesn\u2019t have to mean hard work, it doesn\u2019t even have to mean that you lose out on production.\u00a0 In this case you can actually eat more from your plants by preventing black flies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you liked this, you might also enjoy\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/8ef9flvm5e266ovn2ep3m6oq5q.hop.clickbank.net\/?tid=NEWADS\">Holistic Medicine Basics<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/8ef9flvm5e266ovn2ep3m6oq5q.hop.clickbank.net\/?tid=NEWADS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2026<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/e8b96k8k-h4z5h3w15ex3osldj.hop.clickbank.net\/?tid=NEWADS\">Ever Considered Taking Yoga? Read this<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/e8b96k8k-h4z5h3w15ex3osldj.hop.clickbank.net\/?tid=NEWADS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2026<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/ada15qviw9433p1qt9umz2sf8f.hop.clickbank.net\/?tid=NEWADS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Ultimate Woodworking Course..<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been growing fava beans then it\u2019s likely that you have run into black flies.\u00a0 Black flies love to damage fava bean plants and ruin your production.\u00a0 But there are a few simple ways to fight back if you notice an infection\u00a0and even measures you can take to prevent your plants from ever<\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-grid-button\"><a class href=\"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/2016\/12\/10\/black-fly-control\/\">Read More <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[244,249,411],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4236"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}