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PostPosted: Sun May 09, 2004 12:36 pm 
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Hopefully everyone know that this website is more than just a question/answer forum. There is a link called information center on diretdoctor.com that is a wealth of information for many of these questions. Here's what Howard has to say about aphids:

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To control aphids, plant adapted varieties, encourage biodiversity especially beneficial insects such as ladybugs, lacewings, hover flies, and predatory wasps. Avoid heavy amounts of fertilizers. Spray infested plants with strong blasts of sugar water and release ladybugs. Garlic-pepper tea, Garrett Juice with garlic, neem, and citrus oil based sprays will also help.

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sandih wrote:
Hopefully everyone know that this website is more than just a question/answer forum. There is a link called information center on diretdoctor.com that is a wealth of information for many of these questions. Here's what Howard has to say about aphids:

Aphids

To control aphids, plant adapted varieties, encourage biodiversity especially beneficial insects such as ladybugs, lacewings, hover flies, and predatory wasps. Avoid heavy amounts of fertilizers. Spray infested plants with strong blasts of sugar water and release ladybugs. Garlic-pepper tea, Garrett Juice with garlic, neem, and citrus oil based sprays will also help.


Thanks for the reply--do you know the proportions of the sugar water?

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