ᐅ Aphid infestation, roses severely affected

Created on: 31 May 2019 20:36
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Mizit
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Mizit
31 May 2019 20:36
I’m quite sure this problem didn’t exist last week, but yesterday I noticed that some of the rose leaves looked completely eaten away. Then I spotted this nasty green cluster of aphids on the flower, and on practically every one. And we have a lot of roses.

The ones in front of the front door are also infested.

I went to the garden center right away today, and they gave me Cefaclor. I’m going to mix it as soon as the sun goes down, and then get started. The salesperson said I need to treat every leaf. That’s hardly possible with such dense foliage—there are thousands of leaves!
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haydee
31 May 2019 20:53
The lice have also been quite active here these past few days.
Spray them thoroughly with water instead of watering from below.
Apply black tea over the plants.
Peel garlic cloves and insert about two-thirds of each clove into the soil near the roots.

The slugs annoy me, even though the ducks were often here in spring.
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Müllerin
31 May 2019 21:48
I also spray thoroughly with the hose, which removes most of it. The rest is not harmful, and I don’t want to poison my beneficial insects.
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haydee
31 May 2019 21:51
Last year, I had good experiences with garlic and black tea.
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Niloa
31 May 2019 22:17
Last year, we ordered and released ladybug larvae.
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haydee
31 May 2019 22:28
And how did it help?