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pests Aphids! Arrrrg!
- Thread starter Shandley
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A sharp stream of water will kill many as will horticultural soaps sprayed onto them.
They breathe through their bodies so if you can coat them they die. A Google search will show you many things to try.
They breathe through their bodies so if you can coat them they die. A Google search will show you many things to try.
Lightly spray your ladybugs with sugar water before releasing them. The sugar solution will dry on their shells and prevent them from opening up their wings and flying away for a few days.
You said there are yellow eggs...ladybugs lay yellow eggs all in a tight cluster, so that may be a good thing. Aphid eggs are smaller and usually gray or white. Do a google for "ladybug eggs" and check out the images.
You said there are yellow eggs...ladybugs lay yellow eggs all in a tight cluster, so that may be a good thing. Aphid eggs are smaller and usually gray or white. Do a google for "ladybug eggs" and check out the images.
Need some more info.
how many plants?
pots or ground?
how many ladybugs you get?
I had a problem but after a couple of ladybug treatments on my 15 or so pots with 25000 ladybugs they are now gone.
how many plants?
pots or ground?
how many ladybugs you get?
I had a problem but after a couple of ladybug treatments on my 15 or so pots with 25000 ladybugs they are now gone.
5 plants, one reallllly bad but it must be early because it's the healthiest looking plant I have.
Pots
1000
That stuff is pretty toxic.
I tried a mixture of mineral oil, ivory soap, and water. Sprayed it on, left it for an hour, then rinsed it off. It killed all of the aphids but left the oil on the plant. I spent an hour or two wiping down each leaf. I'd rather avoid that. I'm thinking of trying the soap and water (maybe alcohol and hydrogen peroxide) as suggested by HotPeppas.
As much as Google is our friend, Google talks a lot.... like A LOT a lot. I figured I'd ask the people who know not just pests but pests on their peppers.
Should I be worried about the flowers or peppers growing from the plants or just wash 'em well when I am harvesting?
As much as Google is our friend, Google talks a lot.... like A LOT a lot. I figured I'd ask the people who know not just pests but pests on their peppers.
Should I be worried about the flowers or peppers growing from the plants or just wash 'em well when I am harvesting?
The protective waxes that coat the leaves are soluble in alcohol, so I would avoid that. You could end up with plants that are sunburned to death.
Mineral oil, soap, H2O2 and alcohol are all harmless to humans in the quantities that will be left on any peppers, but you should always wash your harvest...nature is dirty!
Mineral oil, soap, H2O2 and alcohol are all harmless to humans in the quantities that will be left on any peppers, but you should always wash your harvest...nature is dirty!
love soap. I've had a few plants affected this year, soap sprayed on every second day for a week seems to get rid of them.
Shandley,
I'll keep promoting this stuff because it warded off those pesks both times I've had them!
Hope it helps!
Binford
I'll keep promoting this stuff because it warded off those pesks both times I've had them!
Hope it helps!
Binford