CONTROLLING APHIDS

CONTROLLING APHIDS

PLANT DAMAGE
Plants may look wilted and sickly, and fail to thrive. Leaves may be yellowing. Aphids suck the plant sap in the leaves and can kill the entire plant.

INSECT APPEARANCE
Look closely, and you will find dense colonies of tiny, soft-bodied bugs, usually yellowish. They often collect on the undersides of leaves or the growing tips of the plants. You will also find a sticky honeydew trail they exude, which attracts ants. If you've got ants, look for aphids.

TREATING LIGHT INFESTATION
Pick the squishy little (1/32-1/8 inch) aphids off by hand and crush them.

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
Ladybugs, Lacewings , gall midges are all good insects which prey on aphids.

CHEMICAL WARFARE
Spray repeatedly with Safer's Insecticidal Soap; Neem Oil