Chives & aphids
sallyforth_vic
18 years ago
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michael2
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Re aphids - don't ants eat aphids?
Comments (20)I saw a documentary on ants by some famous ant scientist. Ants also secrete a pheremone where they walk and that is how the soldier ants know where to go- to bring food to the queen etc. If you watch ants they form trails- patterns that they all follow. If you put down something to distract them such as lavender oil, black pepper- something with a strong lasting smell they will get to that place and loose the pheremone scent and turn around. You will then see some very confused ants. I don't know about the whole aphid thing but I do know this is fact. So- if you really feel the need to get rid of the ants- experiment with this and see what happens. I tried this when I had an infestation of these tiny ants which happened to be in an external modem for the phone.It was so gross but I still had a hard time killing these little creatures carrying eggs trying to protect them when they were disturbed. So out came the lavender oil and away they went.Anyway I have millions of tiny ants in the garden this year and I wondered if they were somewhere in the chain of disaster I'm experiencing. See my post on bugs, bugs, bugs!...See MoreOT..In praise of Chives!
Comments (34)Ditto on the Chives, Donn I LOVE my garlic chives. They go into just about everything. Put them in tossed salad, they give them a great taste and look. Put them in potato salad...ditto. Put them in sauce or whatever I stir fry or as part of a marinade...yummm...and they just keep coming all season. I think I need to grow more. You know what else I like that I knew next to nothing about before I WSed it? Lovage. It tastes like a stronger version of celery and it is wonderful in chicken salad, nice in stews or tossed salads...You can use the leaves or the stalks and you just use less of it than celery (the flavor goes a long way). And it's perennial! Linda...See MoreAphids, Aphids and more Aphids....Oh MY!!!!
Comments (2)the moving is smart... make those buggies work! :o) a blast of hard water from a hose will work, I just used this great recipe to wipe out a spider mite infestation 1 gal water 1TBS mouthwash 1TBS cooking oil 1TBS dish soap and maybe 1/3 cup hydrogen peroxide. Worked like a charm! :o) but you have to keep coming back to get the babies. Good luck!...See MoreAphids already
Comments (12)This is an article I found a few weeks ago about soapy water and aphids: Nasty green "bugs" Dear Roger: I have 2 roses in a pot on front veranda in direct sun that I planted last year. I pruned them back three weeks ago and have new early buds showing. Yesterday I noticed tiny green "bugs" on all the new buds. I also have a new ÂKnockout rose that I put in the ground to the side of my veranda, also in full sun. This one was in a bag. And on checking, I also saw the tiny green "bugs." I spayed them with a solution of soap and water and today the "bugs" could be rubbed off. What could they have been ?  Betsy, Whiteville Dear Betsy: The bugs sound like aphids, which are very common on new growth of roses in spring. Your treatment of these insects was just right. They may return. But another squirt or two of soapy water should do them in. The soap removes the wax that protects them from drying out. They soon dessicate and die. Hope that helps everyone!...See MoreJennie60
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