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myLot reputation of 88/100. kalaga (478)   ranked 172 out of 2,571 in gardening6 months ago

Hi!
we recently started a new garden.i planted some 6 rose plants.the biggest problem iam facing is alphids.i tried to remove them from forcing the water from waterhose.i tried some other methods.but they are coming back.please help me if u know any methods to remove them.

 
 
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okkidokitokki (1387) response was accepted on 6/1/2009.
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tags:  rose problems, lady bugs
 
1. myLot reputation of 85/100. okkidokitokki (1387)   ranked 1,047 out of 2,571 in gardening   6 months ago

See if you can get some ladxy bugs to set free near your roses. I have always been told that they eat aphids.

http://www.getridofthings.com/get-rid-of-aphids.htm
This web site verifies the lady bug thing.

http://www.arbico-organics.com/organic-pest-control-beneficial-insects-organisms.html
This site sales lady bugs. I have not used it so I do not know its reliability. Hope this helps.

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2. myLot reputation of 98/100. nova1945 (1087)   ranked 455 out of 2,571 in gardening   6 months ago

Try Bayer advanced bonide or Ortho Max Home Defense sprays. They both work well (Ortho Max even works on Japanese beetles) but you must reapply after it rains as this does wash off the insecticides.
Soapicides will work too, but I prefer the sprays.

Good luck.


myLot reputation of 88/100. kalaga (478)   ranked 172 out of 2,571 in gardening  6 months ago

Hi!
thanks.. i will try both.thanks a lot.i tried some ortho spray...like rose and flower insect killer or something like that.but i write down the names and will try these too.thanks a lot.

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3. myLot reputation of 99/100. thinkingoutloud (2421)   ranked 46 out of 2,571 in gardening   6 months ago

Hi ya! My mom, when she was alive, was an excellent gardener... the envy of her neighborhood kind of thing:D I learned a great deal from her, including "home remedies" for some insects. This will sound weird, I guess, but purchase Sunlight dish soap (the kind for hand washing, not dishwasher). Put a good quantity into the container of a sprayer and add warm water to fill. Spray this soapy water over any and all of your plants, flowers, bushes... it isn't harmful. I don't know why it was Sunlight brand specifically but I guess it has something to do with the stronger citrus. Anyway, it certainly works for me. I also make this same mixture in a small watering can and pour it into all the crevices between my patio blocks... I get ant hills that crop up and this works like a charm. It's not permanent, of course, so I go out and treat for the ant hills every couple of weeks or whenever I see new ones show up. We have a pesticide ban in the community where I live so we have to find other ways to deal with insects. I stock up on a couple of big bottles of Sunlight in the spring and use it faithfully. Very budget-friendly and, as I said, I've had quite a bit of luck with it.:D


myLot reputation of 88/100. kalaga (478)   ranked 172 out of 2,571 in gardening  6 months ago

wow...this is really budget friendly.i was buying all the store stuff in bottles and they cost a lot.i will try ur method.hope it works on my rose plant.thanks a lot.

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