Key Points To get rid of aphids, wash plants thoroughly and repeatedly throughout the fall.Selectively prune heavily infested ...
This week on Backyard Farmer we return to the studio to focus on aphid control and summer turf tips. This week on Backyard Farmer we return to the studio to focus on aphid control and summer turf tips ...
Aphids are very common in most home gardens and they can be one of the peskiest pests that you can find in your vegetable garden. Aphids have tiny (adults are under a quarter inch), soft pear-shaped ...
Also known as oleander aphids, milkweed aphids are not native to North America; they originated in the Mediterranean region. In their native land, these aphids primarily fed on oleander plants, but in ...
You’ve spent all summer tending your garden—watering, weeding, and proudly watching your veggies thrive. But as the cool ...
Your description sounds a lot like aphids that seem to be more prevalent this year. Aphids may be green, black, brown, red, pink, or some other color. They are pear-shaped, slow-moving and range in ...
While the current weather is not conducive to gardening, fall will be here soon and there will be much to do then. Two common landscape maintenance tasks to consider and prepare for are fall turfgrass ...
My recent article on aphids caught the attention of Rosemary Small. She shared that despite the prime conditions for aphids, she had none in her lower South Hill garden. Zero. Nada. I have known ...
What happens when soybean aphids get out of control? This video is a first-hand look at a critical situation, detailing the ...
One of the things that I like to do in these columns, assuming that I remember to do it (I'm working with a pretty old memory bank here), is put out information that is timely, or a good reminder to ...
The sugarcane aphid, a once devastating pest for sorghum producers, has been kept under control so far during the 2021 season by nature and science. From the Rio Grande Valley to the Panhandle, Texas ...
Almost every gardener discovers aphids on their plants at one time or another. Before I get into what they are and how to control them, here is the most interesting thing about them: Female aphids are ...