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  • Suddenly, aphids. Thousands of them!

    (Repost because I'm a moron and didn't spot the "this isn't a questions board" sticky in the other forum)

    Damnit! I checked on my windowsill Mild Habanero chilli this morning and out of nowhere it's suddenly infested with aphids. Same problem I had last year with my Scotch Bonnet. Ordinarily I'd take it outside and wash it down then let the cavalry arrive, but it's started to get a bit too cold and my Scotch Bonnet died last year from this.

    I also tried spraying last year's with soap solution, but it didn't kill the aphids and made the chillis taste nasty. I went on a ladybird hunt in the garden this morning to bring a few inside, but they all seem to have deserted me. Is there anything else to try?

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    I have been known to put a plant in the bath and then use the shower head to get them off!
    Mad Old Bat With Attitude.

    I tried jogging, but I couldn't keep the ice in my glass.

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    • #3
      Saves taking them outside I suppose. Might give that a try.

      A colleague says she has tons of ladybirds in her garden, so I've asked her to box up a load for me

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      • #4
        I had this problem in the garden earlier on in the year, but it was black fly...there were millions of the dam things. I don't like to spray, so all I could do was squish as many as I could. Then the ladybirds and lace wings took over from me and got all nice and fat. I now have a bug eating army in the garden.
        I've got a mega problem with green caterpillars now , I've squished lots of them this morning, I also feed them to the big spiders

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        • #5
          We used to have a common garden spider who bulit (?) a web in the top corner of our patio windows and the boys used to feed him flies caterpillars etc. He got so big they called him Godzilla!
          Mad Old Bat With Attitude.

          I tried jogging, but I couldn't keep the ice in my glass.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Crundy View Post
            A colleague says she has tons of ladybirds in her garden, so I've asked her to box up a load for me
            It won't work: I've tried it. The reason is because they are territorial: if they scent another ladybird on a plant, they fly off again.

            It's better to put the larvae on your infested plants: they don't have wings

            I have loads of greenfly nymphs on my indoor plants too: esp. the African violet
            All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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            • #7
              Wash them off or squish them. Importing ladybirds especially indoors simply won't work.

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              • #8
                Nadgers. What about just dumping one on the plant instead of a load?

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Crundy View Post
                  Nadgers. What about just dumping one on the plant instead of a load?
                  As I said before, wash the aphids off or squish them.

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