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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Peewit" data-source="post: 1278151" data-attributes="member: 57492">Hi HarryThank you for your detailed answer.  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Very interesting to know about the current situation as it stands at the moment. o<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />So it appears that the 'parasitic fly' is still a bit of a 'dark horse' with it's habits at the moment, until we know different in the future.  If it is a climatic thing it makes the problem awkward to cure, and it makes things harder all round.   So sad in many ways  :-CThe other suggestion you mentioned is to chop down my nettle patch on a regular basis, and that will be an advisable thing to do.  I cut them recently and they are quite small at the moment.  I will carry on doing that if it helps matters in any way.Just love to see at least one sighting of a Small Tortoiseshell this year and it is something to be proud of and they are still around. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Kathyx</blockquote>

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