Re: Orange aphids
frances howey wrote:
> Hi again: The Friends of the Gardens group at the University of Western
> Ontario is in the midst of preparing for a May Plant Sale. Along with
> starting things from seed, we have some asclepiadaceae - Asclepias
> curassavica and Tweedia caerulea - held over from last summer. They all are
> infested with this yukky orange aphid - and it's only the ascleps that have
> it - nothing else, thank the Lord! We've tried pinching them and scalding
> them but they come back - there is a little wasp they tell me which makes
> short work of them. But I wonder if anyone on this list has any idea of how
> they get there and how we can make them disappear?? Thanks so much. Fran
>
> Frances Howey
> London, Ontario
> Canada
> Zone 5b
Frances,
I spray mine with pyrethrins (the spray made from the petals of daisies. It
turns them black & kills the aphids. try it. Judy Showers
