Went to spray the bottom leaves of my chocolate hab to get rain splashed soil off and noticed these in a clump on the underside. Sprayed the hell out of them and the plant with a mix of dawn and water. Assumed dawn was a āgentle soapā and not a detergent. Fingers crossed my spraying wonāt harm the plant too much. š©
by Nameless908
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Best of luck! The battle beginsā¦
I love my black elderberry.
It’s the first to get aphids and the first one where I can reliably borrow plenty of ladybug larvae.
Three larvae clean up a plant in 2-3 days.
In German culture, elderberry is often associated with protecting the home and farm and the wish for a bountiful harvest.
Ladybug larva are the only thing I know of that will just consume aphids until there are no more aphids.Ā Neem oil, dish soap, vinegar and water only slow them down.
Ah nah that donāt look good at all
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Skip on the Dawn and invest in Castile Soap. Dr. Bronners is widely available and gets the job done and you can stretch that a whole lot further than Safer Soap.
Aphids suck but thereās one pest I dread and that battle is just beginningā¦.the hornworms are comingā¦
I found one plant covered in aphids today. Sprayed them off with the hose and plan to check again tonight.
My mix of PM. Dawn dish soap, 90% rubbing alcohol, distilled white vinegar, and cayenne pepper powder. Works miracles just stay on a 3 day regimen.
So far I never won a fight vs aphids for my indoor plants, but I lost the plants after the summer, so it was ok, I got all the harvest I needed. Wishing you best of luck though!
For what it’s worth, I sprayed neem around my pots and on the concrete around where they are sitting and I’ve seen a lot less Aphids. Could it be possible you don’t need to spray the plant, but rather around the plant, to keep them at bay?
My neck crawled with goosebumps when I looked at those picture. Good luck!
I have been having aphids all season off and on. I ended up having the most success with SNS 209 concentrate, which I only used after much research as to its safety. Itās a systemic remedy but the active ingredient is rosemary, so I figured it has to be safe to use, and I havenāt found any reports or evidence of anything otherwise.
I haven’t seen any this year yet but I know they’re there….
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Use Diatomaceous earth. They have it at Home Depot and Ace hardware. Put a couple spoons in a water sprayer and spray the pants all around.
natures goodguys takes the effort out of it