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What’s the best way to deal with them?
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Yes, get some ladybugs and let them out near the affected plants. They'll eat them pretty quickly.
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.
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.
I’ve never seen this before; with the hardware store garden center have them or do I need to go to an actual nursery?
I go to a nursery but you can order them online if you have to.
Does diatomaceous earth not work well for aphids?
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.
It didn't work well for me.
Interesting, I'll have to keep that in mind and do some research if I ever have aphid issues, I'm newer to plants and thats about all I have for managing pests right now
Thanks for your thoughts ☺️