Re: Re: CULT: help - aphid predators?
What no garlic ? Bill
wstone@volcano.net
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From: "Dennis Kramb" <dkramb@badbear.com>
To: <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 2:26 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: CULT: help - aphid predators?
> From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>
>
> >From: linda Mann <lmann@mailhub.icx.net>
> >
> >Thanks all for the suggestions for aphid repellants.
> >
> >But I am still interested in learning more about aphid ecology and
> >predators. Not necessarily as a solution to the current existing
> >infestation, but for future plans. Any suggestions?
> >
> >Linda Mann east Tennessee USA
>
> The only aphid predators active this time of year are daddy long-legs.
> Excuse me for not knowing their scientific name (I'm not an entomologist
> after all) but I do know that the latin translation for their name means
> "aphid sucker".
>
> Interplant your iris beds with a diverse array of other plants to privde a
> home for the daddy long-legs. Some companion plants that work well for me
> are:
> yarrow (Achillea spp.)
> columbine (Aquilegia spp.)
> bee balm (Monarda spp.) - placed in back of bed
> tickseed (Coreopsis spp.)
> black eyed susans (Rudbeckia spp.)
> mexican hats (Ratibida spp.)
> coneflowers (Echinacea spp.)
> violas (Viola spp.)
> mint (Nepeta spp.) - highly invasive!
> pot marigolds (Calendula oficianalis)
> - mine were still in bloom until this week!
> butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
> butterfly bush (Buddleia davdii)
>
> Of course, most of these are not evergreen, but their dead leaves & stems
> still provide shelter for the beneficial daddy long-legs.
>
> Earwigs might possibly eat aphids too. They would also be active during
> warm winter days, like daddy long-legs. They love to live among leaf
> litter & rotting plant material.
>
> Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
> Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
> http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/home.html
>
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