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Ohio

What has anybody else found to be a good way to get rid of them without damaging the plant ???....They are doing serious damage...... I've tried a few methods with no success.....I need help ASAP.
TIA

7/1/2009 1:32:29 PM

NB Canada

I find a couple teaspoons of vegetable oil and a little dishsoap juice from a lemmon with water in a spray bottle works good. I have also heard if you drape banana peels on the plant they will leave, never tried that though.

7/1/2009 2:33:09 PM

Northern Cambria, Pa.

Get some Bayer Tree & Shrub or Merit(active ingredient Imidicloprid). You can mix in a little Stylet Oil or summer oil for a quicker kill. Home Depot has Bayer Tree & Shrub for $14.48 right now. I believe it is $19.95 at Lowe's or Wal Mart. Contact insecticides do not work well on aphids since they suck out sap from the leaf.

7/1/2009 2:54:18 PM

Ohio

Thanks for all the replies.........I tried the banana peels , the contact pesticides & soapy water ( but left out the veggy oil ) with only minimal luck..........I even tried the " finger-thumb" method........so , I guess I'll get the Bayer Tree & Shrub or Merit & give that a try.
Thanks again.

7/1/2009 3:20:47 PM

Bloomington, IN

An insecticidal soap containing 'potassium salts of fatty acids', and neem oil have both worked well for me in controlling aphids. Haven't seen a single aphid since May.

7/1/2009 4:35:36 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Beware of Neem near any pond or stream, it will kill off all the fish!

I use a combo of merit and talstar to kill SVB and it handles almost any and every other bug and grub.... Bayer Tree and Shrub is a quick and easy way to get something that will kill the aphids.

7/1/2009 4:43:29 PM

Okla

Tremor can tell you the name of the spreader sticker that works good on aphids, right now I can not remember.

7/1/2009 7:01:49 PM

Oklahoma State Record Holder

I am using an Ortho (same thing as the Bayer) product this year with a hose hookup right on the bottle and have had almost no bug problems this year.

7/2/2009 8:10:01 AM

Ohio

What's the name of the Ortho product??

7/2/2009 9:35:50 AM

Oklahoma State Record Holder

ORTHO® MAX™ Tree & Shrub Insect Control Ready-to-Spray

http://www.scotts.com/smg/catalog/productTemplate.jsp?proId=prod10280070&itemId=cat50080&tabs=general

7/2/2009 9:10:05 PM

Ohio

Thanks again for all the helpful suggestions.

7/3/2009 7:55:51 AM

Medford OR.

I had aphids last year and tried everything to no avail! This year I had a patch of them on one of my leaves.I hit them all with a good dose of water,leaves over and under,then I hit them with the duster and seven.Aphids gone!!!!!!

7/10/2009 12:46:20 AM