how to prevent/remove aphids on honeysuckle
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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 MoreHow to rid aphids on a Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Comments (14)I always get oleander aphids on my swamp milkweed - always. Sometimes I rinse them off; sometimes, if I see lacewing eggs or lady bug larva I just leave them alone. It's amazing how quickly a few lacewing/ladybug larva can clean up an infestation. Quite honestly, the plants in my yard that seem to get the highest infestations are the ones in full sun and tend to get stressed during the hottest times of the summer. I have not noticed a correlation between shade and aphid infestations. Right now I have 8 varieties of milkweed in my yard and I have seen aphids on 5 of the 8 species. The ones that seem to get the heaviest infestations are the incarnata and curassavica. I have also noticed that the plants seem very damaged by the apids if they get out of control. The leaves become very dehydrated, are covered with honeydew and sticky. The leaves also become pale, splotchy, and limp and just don't appear healthy. And they get that sooty mold on them if it goes way too long. I try not to let them get that bad - if nature hasn't taken over then I do. ~Laura...See MoreCoral Honeysuckle advise needed!
Comments (1)How much sun does it get?...See MoreHow can I stop the cycle of aphids?
Comments (10)You are so right, kimmsr. However, insect pests and plant diseases are a part of the normal scheme of things, too. Good, healthy soil, and strong and healthy plants can tolerate a balanced population of the problem organisms. Those conditions do nothing prevent pests and pathogens from arriving. What you have been repeating over and over is tried and true. Nothing new, but certainly worth repeating. It is also important to know that a healthy garden will have aphids, will have mites and caterpillars and will have billions of spores of pathogens. Learning to accept and manage the problems is all part of 'culture'. It's good for gardeners like momma to know that, and to learn about some of the many methods of control they have to choose from. Momma has done a good thing in switching fertilizers, perhaps. She might also try to be even more watchful, especially when the crops are young, so that she can do some hand removal before those 'green buggers' get the upper hand. Which they will do, no matter how 'good, healthy, and strong' everything may be. A healthy tomato plant doesn't repel aphids....the plant is just able to withstand the onslaught longer....See Moreschmoo
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