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What’s the best way to deal with them?
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Neem oil is a great natural way to get rid of them.
Put about a tablespoon or so of Neem oil into a spray bottle with slightly warm water (maybe 8-10oz) and a couple drops of dish soap. Shake it up and soak them.
Only thing I’d caution against with this is spraying your produce or herbs, because the Neem does have a scent that could throw off the flavor of things. Looks like a lily of sorts here so you’d be fine
Yes, get some ladybugs and let them out near the affected plants. They’ll eat them pretty quickly.
I think the larvae eat more aphids than a full grown ladybug.
Hopefully this is not indoors or your might only have the option of insecticide / oil soap which in my experience didn’t work well.
The next time I get aphids in my greenhouse, I’m pulling the infected plants out entirely and either transplanting, harvesting early, or composting.
Does diatomaceous earth not work well for aphids?
I’ve never used it so I’m not an expert, but doesn’t diatomaceous earth have to be fairly dry to be effective? Maybe I over water my garden but I think that might be an issue for me.
Yeah thats fair, I use it for plants in containers and I usually put it around the outside walls of the pot and sometimes on the leaves
I live in an apartment so its all potted plants for me
Gently (as to not harm the plant)Hose them off
