tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post1410232429796109925..comments2023-04-09T11:46:58.887+01:00Comments on Graphicality-UK: The wacky aphids are back!HELENEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-55850369099496422622014-11-02T20:18:27.049+00:002014-11-02T20:18:27.049+00:00Glad to be of help :-)
I have found the fermented ...Glad to be of help :-)<br />I have found the fermented soy oil to be the most effective, but I doubt you can get it where you live. It is taken up by the roots and emit a smell the aphids don’t like so they stay away – for up to 4 weeks. Amazing really. Doesn’t harm the plant, and bees and butterflies still visits the flowers with no harm, and humans can’t detect the smell so the flowers still smell as beautiful as ever. Perfect for the lazy gardener that can’t be bothered with spraying several times a week. If you can find a product similar to this, do try it. But you have to keep using it, this year I stopped in August when we had cooler weather, and payback for that is aphids starting in October. HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-42952510040436617122014-11-02T20:18:16.994+00:002014-11-02T20:18:16.994+00:00Yes, I have a bit of mixed fascination with these ...Yes, I have a bit of mixed fascination with these ones, glad to see the back of them soon, for this year! You can be sure to get them sooner or later in your garden, if you have the right plants for them, these aphids have been recorded several places around London now so it’s just a matter of time. HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-39399653681999822332014-11-02T20:18:08.487+00:002014-11-02T20:18:08.487+00:00Thanks Jennifer, good to hear the post was useful ...Thanks Jennifer, good to hear the post was useful to you, although as you said, I doubt it is the same type of aphids as I don’t think they would survive the Canadian climate – but you never know. These aphids are very distinct, and only live on milk sap plants, what kind of plants have you found yours on? Most aphids I know of respond to the same treatment, so use the same as you would for greenflies, and get in early if you can. If nothing works, at least it won’t be long until they all die of frost and starvation :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-90448437975225794192014-11-02T03:59:45.095+00:002014-11-02T03:59:45.095+00:00Thanks for your informative post, Helene. I have ...Thanks for your informative post, Helene. I have these annoying bugs on a Hoya I have growing on my side patio. I hose them off regularly only to have them reappear within days. I'm about to step up my game with some insecticidal soap. Last week, I almost brought home another Hoya from a local plant sale but I was afraid I'd perpetuate the current problem so I abandoned the idea. You've provided me much more information here than the expert the botanic garden's plant folks had on hand. Thanks again.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-58285121281727727482014-10-30T17:00:58.485+00:002014-10-30T17:00:58.485+00:00Gosh, there's always something isn't there...Gosh, there's always something isn't there! As far as little aphids go, these ones are quite colourful, but obviously not ones you want destroying your precious plants! I've never seen any in my garden but will keep my eyes peeled.Paula @ Blooms 'n' Spadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008810455640357013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-72681037323817942952014-10-29T16:26:18.276+00:002014-10-29T16:26:18.276+00:00How appropriate to Halloween to see a post with cr...How appropriate to Halloween to see a post with creepy orange and black insects! I read your post with interest as I have similar colored, but no doubt different variety, of aphids that appear in late summer. I have yet to find a way to control them so your own efforts were helpful to hear. Thanks for taking the time to write such a well researched post Helene!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-91625475926900393342014-10-26T19:25:25.663+00:002014-10-26T19:25:25.663+00:00Yes, these orange ones only like plants with milky...Yes, these orange ones only like plants with milky, sticky sap like milkweed, the black ones can be blackfly, also a type of aphids. You can get rid of blackflies by spraying, look for organic sprays against aphids, they will work against all colours of aphids :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-58795695354993255082014-10-26T19:22:55.719+00:002014-10-26T19:22:55.719+00:00I find them strangely a bot fascinating too :-)
I ...I find them strangely a bot fascinating too :-)<br />I think you will be safe from them, unless climate change goes dramatically worse!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-6008498958440518982014-10-26T19:21:36.534+00:002014-10-26T19:21:36.534+00:00You are welcome :-)
I am having a courier collecti...You are welcome :-)<br />I am having a courier collection tomorrow morning with 3 vials of Aphis nerii, one with live aphids, and two with various stages of developed aphids in alcohol. I hope they had a pleasant death when I put them in :-)<br />The parasitic wasp thing is one issue the curator is looking into, they are not sure if it happens here in UK, and if it does, which wasp would be doing it – buying the wasps present in Spain would probably not be a good match, they would not like the climate here, besides, could turn out to become the new harlequin ladybird! <br /><br />So far, no one here in UK has told me they have these aphids in their gardens, not here nor on the Plant Swap website, where I also wrote about it and asked people to report, I am not the only one having these, but according to the curator they have only had a few recorded reports so it’s early days….HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-55931237405914828172014-10-26T19:21:20.038+00:002014-10-26T19:21:20.038+00:00Hmm, yes I agree, but I find them rather interesti...Hmm, yes I agree, but I find them rather interesting too – and I tolerate them much more than greenflies, as these turn up so late in the year that it’s just a matter of weeks and they are gone again.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-23879629112993474762014-10-25T16:55:34.694+01:002014-10-25T16:55:34.694+01:00When I had Bufferfly Milkweed these orange ones we...When I had Bufferfly Milkweed these orange ones were all over it. Now I just noticed some black ones on a small pot of chamomile. They really are a pain!Danielle Bedics-Arizala, The Magic Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048772830772986891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-31706890955322229292014-10-25T03:14:13.195+01:002014-10-25T03:14:13.195+01:00What an informative post (and quite fascinating.) ...What an informative post (and quite fascinating.) Happily I haven't seen these aphids where I live and hopefully never will. Good luck keeping them at bay.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-82233111150803900502014-10-24T17:46:00.397+01:002014-10-24T17:46:00.397+01:00Can I just say, thanks for making my skin crawl He...Can I just say, thanks for making my skin crawl Helene :)<br />Great video and good to read you are doing your bit for scientific research Helene. <br />Thankfully, we might be too cold for these creatures. I wonder, have you looked into buying those specific parasitic wasps - you probably have and that's a really stupid question, sorry.<br />Fascinating post Helene and well put together. I'm off to have a shower!! Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-52306482712156254622014-10-23T21:01:45.037+01:002014-10-23T21:01:45.037+01:00Oh good grief! Eugh!
Oh good grief! Eugh!<br />Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994279172996044439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-56631911530180732032014-10-23T01:34:19.772+01:002014-10-23T01:34:19.772+01:00Hi Marijke, good to hear you don’t have these type...Hi Marijke, good to hear you don’t have these type of aphids in your garden, but you might not have the right kind of plants for them? I don’t have any green aphids on my roses at the moment, but I have on my hellebores, on the back of the leaves, I think they are a slightly different type of aphids – there are so many types! <br />Soon they will all be gone with colder weather, I hope you have a great day :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-62264542819759339932014-10-22T07:21:13.932+01:002014-10-22T07:21:13.932+01:00Wow, I never seen it before in my garden. What I w...Wow, I never seen it before in my garden. What I was supprised by is the great amount of lice in my roses not on the flowerbuds like in spring but at the back side of the leaves. I hope they soon will be gone.<br />Have a wonderful day Helene.Marijkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848940570958437408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-46502653572251639892014-10-22T01:54:56.223+01:002014-10-22T01:54:56.223+01:00It is a lot of aphids, but they have just arrived ...It is a lot of aphids, but they have just arrived and will thankfully soon be gone with the cooler weather.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-63408942076593917972014-10-22T01:54:45.503+01:002014-10-22T01:54:45.503+01:00Thanks, and welcome to my blog!Thanks, and welcome to my blog!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-4142145133117019692014-10-22T01:54:34.482+01:002014-10-22T01:54:34.482+01:00I think your Dregea is safe for now, I doubt the a...I think your Dregea is safe for now, I doubt the aphids have reached your area yet, from memory you live in Cheshire right? Having said that, no one thought the red lily beetle would spread all over England when it was first detected, I heard it would be too cold for it, but I think it has by now so who knows…..this is one of the things the curator is trying to find out, how widespread the aphids are, what plants they are feeding on and what people have successfully used so far to keep the numbers down.<br /><br />I will be following your Dregea next year to see how it does in the ground, I think you will find that as a mature plant it will do well in the ground and it is probably tougher than you give it credit for – it’s all about choosing the right spot :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-63395300423767162342014-10-22T01:53:48.281+01:002014-10-22T01:53:48.281+01:00Thanks for tweeting the link Helen, I hope I will ...Thanks for tweeting the link Helen, I hope I will get more response from gardeners here in UK – it would be interesting to hear from anyone who has these in their garden and to see how widespread the aphids are. HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-60709791270198180312014-10-22T01:52:55.856+01:002014-10-22T01:52:55.856+01:00Thanks for your comment Roger, I had great fun mak...Thanks for your comment Roger, I had great fun making the video. And yes, the aphids will try to get to any broken stems to feed, although I do my best to not break stems on my Dregea as it bleeds for a long time and the sap is itching if I get it on my hands or face. To make this video I cut off a piece of twined stems and placed on my garden table, to get better light and for easier access. I then stayed well clear of my arch for the next 30 minutes until all the cuts had stopped dripping!<br />I am not sure why they have left the oleander in peace, but that might just be because the Dregea is so big and the colony still not covering the whole of it. Perhaps just a matter of time before the move to pastures new! HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-73629134069950212012014-10-22T01:52:40.355+01:002014-10-22T01:52:40.355+01:00If you have milkweed in your garden I guess you in...If you have milkweed in your garden I guess you invited them too :-)<br />Have a great week!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-32806244830594891052014-10-22T01:52:12.568+01:002014-10-22T01:52:12.568+01:00These aphids only go for milk-sap plants so that’s...These aphids only go for milk-sap plants so that’s why they stay on your milkweed. If left long enough though, they will feed on the plants until the plants get weakened and look bad with black soot from the honeydew. I guess it depends on how big population you get and what time of year, as well as the temperature. <br />I am glad you liked the video and photos, I had great fun making them.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-43847025729245502412014-10-21T21:44:33.271+01:002014-10-21T21:44:33.271+01:00Wow, that's a lot of aphids.. I'm so sorry...Wow, that's a lot of aphids.. I'm so sorry!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-12854636844347149632014-10-21T15:01:53.653+01:002014-10-21T15:01:53.653+01:00Fabulous closeup views of these noxious little cre...Fabulous closeup views of these noxious little creatures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com