Kill Aphids for Good - 4 Easy Options

Something eating your plant / garden leaves? Here are 4 easy solutions to killing plant based insects including aphids

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--Soaps--
My prefered product is dawn dishsoap. if you want an insecticidal soap that's ready to use i prefer

--Dust--

--Green based insecticide--

--Pest Control Solutions--
Permethrin Hi Yield (safe for gardens)
Pyrethrin- Labeled safe for Gardens
Bifenthrin - For use on trees, shrubs, ornamentals

When it comes to killing aphids its fairly easy. My first recommendation is to use a combination of soap and water. You can apply liberally and wash the aphids off or you can let the dish soap do the killing. It's recommended to return and repeat this process every 3 days until aphid activity is gone. I find this takes about three to four weeks.

The second recommendation is to use diatomaceious earth. This dust is organic and does a great job when applied liberally. You can use a duster as i have in the video or you can apply it by hand. My suggestion is to do a light water misting of your plants prior to applying the dust. Be sure to wear a mask as this dust gets every where. It's important to treat underneath the leaves of the plants considering that's where the aphids commonly are.

The third recommendation is to use an green based insecticide spray called mirimichi green pest control. This pesticide is made with a combination of oils. It works and smells great. Mirimichi green should be re applied every week or two depending on severity for 3 or 4 weeks.

The fourth option is to use an insecticide spray like permethrin, bifenthrin or pyrethrins. I prefer this method. Use the label rates for aphids on the product and mix with the labeled rate of water. I commonly do two sprays two weeks apart to solve aphid issues.

Keep in mind its not uncommon to have ants when you have a large aphid population. These products will also help control the ants.

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[BrutalGoerge]

Some garden centers sell live ladybugs. Last year I bought a couple containers, and just watched them move through the yard though and protected my snowball bushes

[scottsmith]

Great Video! The diatomaceous earth is an interesting option. I typically use a Neem oil solution with Castile soap as an emulsifier, does a great job on aphids, caterpillars, etc.

[LSTKOZ]

You really helped me get all those bugs with mouth parts

[kylehosteen]

Like one guy said with ladybugs. I told my family that if they find a lady bug, they need to bring it to the tree upfront of the house with the aphids on it.
I am a pest applicator in Utah County, and I preferred to use nature for this method because i wanted to see how well it worked. My results were the ladybugs and their larvae ate alot.
Plus, Utah Rose Society mentioned aphids were out of control this year, and that is what I have been seen on my days out spraying.
Ladybugs work great if you have them but make sure the ants are killed off because they do protect aphids. And another great vid.

[Aerialphotovito]

Great video this will help with my garden veggies good to know there’s a few different options

[mikekosar]

Yo.. I had broccoli 🥦 planted in my garden.. they were doing great 👍 huge.. the wifey and I noticed
White little butter flies 🦋 were attracted to them… Low and behold that broccoli became infested by larvae that just consumed them 😳
Aphids…….. oh.. I’ve been spraying neem oil for my garden..
Don’t know if I’ll go brain damaged from this..🤪 lol. But it’s effective.. love your advice…
YOU’RE SPOT ON..!! And I learned something

[enough_is_enough]

I heard diatomaceous earth was amazing so I bought and sprayed it everywhere necessary in my yard but couldn’t tell any difference? I waited months and reapplied it was hard to spray because any slight breeze made it fly off in the air and not fall down even when I was right up on the bushes. Do you have a recommendation on how to spray it “wet”? I read water will halt the beneficial effects? Thoughts? (Also yard flies!! I have tried almost everything but an exterminator-can’t afford). I know you’re not a pest control channel but any advice is greatly appreciated! 😊 I live in Bay Area California

[richardsmith]

#5 Don't do anything and let the ladybugs and wasps take care of them. Remember you are going to kill pollinators also with some of the methods.

[tjgsomething]

0:42 great now I'm itchy and think bugs are crawling on me but I'm in my office!

I didn’t know they’d chew up my basil…… till this year 😣🤬