By Steragram
Pembrokeshire,
United Kingdom 
One of my Gooseberry bushes has a heavy infestation of something tiny - probably newly hatched aphids - on the tips of every shoot. The leaves are too small and curled back to be able to spray underneath with anything and i don't want to use a systemic because the fruit has set. m any ideas? i can only think of cutting off all the affected branch tips.
11 May, 2015
Answers
I agree Bathgate....I think the wee spotted critturs are called laybirds here
12 May, 2015
Alternatively,if you are an organic gardener,try a garlic spray..it doesn't kill them,but it deters them from coming back..safe to use on any infected plants,edible or not..
12 May, 2015
A solution of equal parts dish washing liquid and water usually works on aphids. If the leaves are too tightly curled, try dunking them into a bucket of the solution. You can also shoot off the aphids with a stream of water.
Bring on a natural predator - lady bugs love them.
12 May, 2015