Root aphid
Getting rid of root aphids
Kathy N
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Hi, Yasmin,
Horrible beasties! If you want to get rid of these pests, and don't mind using chemicals, you can use a systemic (gets into the plant system so when the aphid chomps it, it gets the chemical)) or non-systemic (stays in the soil but the plant doesn't take it up) applied as a soil drench. It has to be enough applied to permeate the roots. You should be able to find something like this at most garden centres. Do you have plants in containers that are infected? If so, and you don't want to use chemicals, you could lift the plants from the pot (if they aren't too big), wash all compost/soil and pests from the roots, discard the old compost, wash the pots thoroughly and repot with fresh compost. Hopefully that will help. Please let me know how you get on.
Kathy C.
Horrible beasties! If you want to get rid of these pests, and don't mind using chemicals, you can use a systemic (gets into the plant system so when the aphid chomps it, it gets the chemical)) or non-systemic (stays in the soil but the plant doesn't take it up) applied as a soil drench. It has to be enough applied to permeate the roots. You should be able to find something like this at most garden centres. Do you have plants in containers that are infected? If so, and you don't want to use chemicals, you could lift the plants from the pot (if they aren't too big), wash all compost/soil and pests from the roots, discard the old compost, wash the pots thoroughly and repot with fresh compost. Hopefully that will help. Please let me know how you get on.
Kathy C.
Posted: Wednesday 11th of March 2009 11:03 PM Last reply: Wednesday 11th of March 2009 11:03 PM
No chemical control
Nicola
1711 0
Hi Yasmin,
Thanks for posting your question. They look horrible little things. Which plants are they infesting? Some suggestions of how to handle them are on the root aphid pest page itself. Login and click the links below:
May, June, July, August - Cover plants with insect-proof mesh
Any time - Keep soil damp
Any time - Wash aphids off
Any time - Destroy infested root material
Thanks for posting your question. They look horrible little things. Which plants are they infesting? Some suggestions of how to handle them are on the root aphid pest page itself. Login and click the links below:
May, June, July, August - Cover plants with insect-proof mesh
Any time - Keep soil damp
Any time - Wash aphids off
Any time - Destroy infested root material
Posted: Wednesday 11th of March 2009 01:56 PM Last reply: Thursday 12th of March 2009 08:25 AM
root aphid
Shoot User
1711 2
How can I prevent or eradicate these horrible pests?
Posted: Wednesday 11th of March 2009 12:13 PM Last reply: Saturday 1st of March 2025 02:04 AM