Honeysuckle

The Gardening Year

Watch out for

Powdery mildew: Improve air circulation and prune out affected shoots; apply fungicide if severe.

Honeysuckle aphids: Encourage natural predators like ladybirds or use a strong jet of water to dislodge them.

Thrips: Monitor with sticky traps and remove heavily infested plant parts.

Glasshouse whitefly: Use yellow sticky traps and encourage parasitic wasps for biological control.

Slugs and snails: Use physical barriers like copper tape or apply iron phosphate pellets.