Anyone know a sure fire way get rid of aphids and ants in the garden? I mention the ants specifically because they seem to be shepherding the aphids onto one of my pepper plants in large numbers. The aphids werent a real problem til the ants showed up.
I sprayed the effected plant and those in the immediate area of it with neem oil yesterday. It did rain a little last night which washed it away, I'm sure. But today I was dumbstruck when I found more ants on the plant than before. Worse, there was a slew of new aphids, granted it was slightly less and smaller aphids, but still a ton of em.
Boric acid in a sugar solution maybe? Don't want to cause collateral damage to bees or anything though.
I sprayed the effected plant and those in the immediate area of it with neem oil yesterday. It did rain a little last night which washed it away, I'm sure. But today I was dumbstruck when I found more ants on the plant than before. Worse, there was a slew of new aphids, granted it was slightly less and smaller aphids, but still a ton of em.
Boric acid in a sugar solution maybe? Don't want to cause collateral damage to bees or anything though.