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Gardeners’ Forum: “aphids”

• aphids

  Posted by mel on Friday, May 25, 2007 7:40 pm ADT

  I am having a severe aphid infestation in some of my trees. is there a quick and easy way to get rid of them?

  • re: aphids

    Posted by Howard Harvey on Monday, May 28, 2007 2:51 pm ADT

    As a first defence, try dish soap diluted in a hose-end sprayer and go for it. As a second defence, try any BT product for chewibg and sucking insects. Veseys has Safer's BTK Biological Insecticide # 85423 , 100 ml. @ 9.95 diluted to make 30 litres, and also sprayed through a hose-end sprayer. Good for earwigs, too !!

  • re: aphids

    Posted by Joanna T on Monday, May 28, 2007 2:56 pm ADT

    I use plain old dish washing soap and water in a spray bottle and spray every couple of days..... It works for me!.... Good luck!

  • re: aphids

    Posted by Darcy on Friday, June 15, 2007 12:30 am ADT

    Along with the dish soap put a little bit of cooking oil and that will help the soap stick to the aphids , it has worked great for me.