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Banana skins for aphids
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Never heard of or tried it chibi - but worth a try....little b's are starting to get on my nerves here.
Did a bit of a search and found this:
Banana skins at the foot of plants will lure aphids away and add a dose of potassium too.
Aphids can also be lured away from your crops by placing a yellow bowl half filled with water amongst your veggies. Aphids, being attracted to yellow, will land on the water and drown. Alternatively, cut some yellow card, smear with petroleum jelly, attach to a stick and plant amongst your veggies.
Banana skins at the foot of plants will lure aphids away and add a dose of potassium too.
Aphids can also be lured away from your crops by placing a yellow bowl half filled with water amongst your veggies. Aphids, being attracted to yellow, will land on the water and drown. Alternatively, cut some yellow card, smear with petroleum jelly, attach to a stick and plant amongst your veggies.
Im seriously thinking of a war against the ants...little buggers keep carrying the aphids around & tending them. I have a feeling that the ants would just carry the aphids from the banana peel back onto the plant.
Have loads of lady beetles roaming the yard, but the seem to just get fat, then sit there.
I don't know if the aphids would last long (or be in such numbers) if it weren't for the ants.
Have loads of lady beetles roaming the yard, but the seem to just get fat, then sit there.
I don't know if the aphids would last long (or be in such numbers) if it weren't for the ants.
Luckily I don't have to deal with ants aswell! I'd actually never seen an aphid around my place until a few days ago. I put banana skins around my plants today, but the sun turned them crispy within a few hours, so there goes that idea. I did however see a ladybird today, so I'm hoping a few more of them find there way to my plants.