I have a male and a female holly bush which have attracted flies thru the summer and now have both flies and wasps. Thousands. While they are not harming the plants, they are in a place where people have to pass and they are making them nervous.
Any suggestions on what I can do to rid the bushes of the flies?
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Melanie2009
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Your problem is almost certainly some kind of insect... aphids, scale insects, mealybugs, and some others exude "honeydew" a sweet sticky secretion which attracts the flies and wasps. Given that it is holly and given the magnitude of the problem, scale insects would be my guess, but that's a guess. You need to inspect closely and find out what insect you have.
Deal with the insect that is secreting the honeydew and the flies and wasps will go away.
Deal with the insect that is secreting the honeydew and the flies and wasps will go away.