Are there any non-toxic ways of getting aphids off plants? We've got a crop of tomatoes and some other veg and they're covered in aphids after the last couple of days.
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Aphids... natural remedies?
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Wasps they love them, I had a a chilli plant that was very badly effected stuck it outside and the wasps swarmed on it and killed them all. That and a few ladybirds which is probably best bet catch a few of them and let them camp out on your Tomatoes.
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washing up liquid (diluted).
Works a treat.
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This isn't to everyones taste, I have never had a problem with squishing them inbetween thumb and forefinger, being very careful not to damage the plant.
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Bunny - too many plants, too many leaves, too many aphids. I started that way but once I got to the aubergines, sod that, I need aphid-napalm.
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You could be on along time BH.
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plant some of these
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Growing some basil along with your tomatoes keeps the little buggers at bay, and spider mites...
Nasturtiums will do the same and you can eat the flowers.
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I was expecting a new homeopathic remedy here, maybe thinking the aphids could cure crabs
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You can buy ladybirds to sort out the aphids.
http://www.cylinebiotic.com/ or others if you google
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Definitely ladybirds. There's nothing ladybirds adore more than tucking into lovely juicy aphids.
I blame the ants meeself for treating them like wet-nurses.
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absolutely ladybirds
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Yes, definitely ladybirds. Though I've a feeling I'm going to be branded a murderer when I get back to work next week after half-term and our pupae have all hatched over the week's holiday . . . I did make sure I put some aphid infested rose buds into their habitat but I can't help thinking that they may not have survived the week
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I'm going to be branded a murderer
Ladybirdkiller !
Only kidding, I'm sure ladybirds can manage more than a couple of days without food. I reckon that must happen in the wild when conditions aren't right - continuous rain etc.
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Nematodes?
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Nematodes - are you sure ?
Surely cute, pretty, and brightly colour ladybirds, are little more desirable than having predatory Nematodes killers roaming your rosebushes ?
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Plus if I recall correctly, the last encounter I had with Nematodes was as a small child, and it involved having an exceptionally itchy ar5ehole
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I'm sure ladybirds can manage more than a couple of days without food. I reckon that must happen in the wild when conditions aren't right - continuous rain etc
I was thinking more of the poor things being baked . . . maybe it wasn't such a good idea to leave them in the window
. Hey, if they survive, I'll update this thread with a pic of my new babies on Tuesday.
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hot soapy water works a treat
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nematodes for slugs & snails, as they tend to live in the soil - I think.
defo ladybirds & wasps though.
Mind you don't leave any jars of jam out from your sunny al fresco breakfast though, as that'll really distract the jaspers from the job at hand
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