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Greenfly Or Aphids On Roses; How to get rid of them
Topic Started: Jun 3 2007, 04:29 PM (278 Views)
Willow
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Hi everyone, does anyone know how to get rid of aphids on roses without using pesticides? I planted eight new rose bushes a few months ago and the rose buds are just starting to come through but already they are being eaten away by these little insects. I really don't want to use the chemical pesticides but wondered if anyone could come up with another solution. :)

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justjen
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Hi Willow ,


The quickest way without chemicals is to squash them and check them each day ... aphids always go for the new growth so just keep a check on them daily ... if squemish use gloves ...


Hope this is helpful,



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Sally
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Willow you could try spraying them with soapy water :thumbup;

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Poppy
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My Dad always used soapy washing up water. His Roses were beautiful and never got damaged by greenfly much. I can remeber he used to feed them on Phosphrogen and also Epsom salts too (don't know why empsom salts though?) He also burried banana skins in the ground near their roots too.( for nutrients).
I read somewhere that growing old fashioned Marigolds deters greenfly. :thumbup;
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Willow
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:ta: Thank you ladies, Jen I am going to sort them out today and shall do as you suggested also give them a spray with soapy water afterwards like Sally and Poppy said. There are lots of them yuk! so hope this will do the trick. Many thanks. :wave: :)

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justjen
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Hi Willow,


I told you the squash `em method as I thought you didnt want to use anything on them ......

Sally and Poppy are correct and years ago I used to do that too but , I have to do things as and when I can remember these days so every time I walk past them I check now!!!, blessed things they are worse than rabbits!!




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magz
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:wave:

hi willow, I use the gardening glove re-moval method like Jen :thumbup; ;)

you can buy organic spray that contains "fatty acids" but washing up water works just the same :thumbup;

The green fly wont do to too much harm, and the ants usually clean up the sticky diposits the aphids leave behind, but if you start to see black powdery mildew on the leaves, you may have to whipe it off.

lets hope for a good year for ladybirds, they will much their way through a load, so will hoverfly's and their young.

I live and let live in my garden, its no use trying to fight nature ;) (well thats my excuse)

magz

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justjen
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:thumbup;



Nice one Magz!!! :r :r :r :r :r :r :r



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Poppy
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Magz i so agree, nature is a winner in these things. I too wondered about Ladybirds eating the aphids, I imagine them blowing bubbles with the soapy washing up water :r
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Sally
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:r :r :r :r :r @ Poppy and her amazing bubble blowing ladybirds :r :r :r
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Willow
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Thanks everyone, I went out in the garden yesterday and cleaned them up, hopefully this will do the trick (fingers crossed), will be keeping an eye on the pesky little things. :rolleyes: :thumbup;

A bubble blowing ladybird, now that's something worth watching. :r :r :r

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justjen
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Willow...


Let us know when you see one????



Oh , dont forget to get pictures ??? :r :r :r :r :r :r :r :r :r



They will be singing ... I`m forever blowing bubbles !!!!






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Willow
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Sure will Jen :r :r :r :r

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