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Are these aphids or...? (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/gardening@lemmy.world
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What’s the best way to deal with them?

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[–] 20 points 6 months ago (10 children)

Yes, get some ladybugs and let them out near the affected plants. They'll eat them pretty quickly.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (9 children)

    I think the larvae eat more aphids than a full grown ladybug.

    Hopefully this is not indoors or your might only have the option of insecticide / oil soap which in my experience didn't work well.

    The next time I get aphids in my greenhouse, I'm pulling the infected plants out entirely and either transplanting, harvesting early, or composting.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Maybe its cause I have an open garden and not a green house. But I just buy one of those ladybug containers and let them lose. It seems to get the job done every time. Though it could be a combined effort as there are a lot of bugs in my garden that eat other bugs.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I just buy one of those ladybug containers

    I’ve never seen this before; with the hardware store garden center have them or do I need to go to an actual nursery?

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    Does diatomaceous earth not work well for aphids?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    I’ve never used it so I’m not an expert, but doesn’t diatomaceous earth have to be fairly dry to be effective? Maybe I over water my garden but I think that might be an issue for me.

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