hi group, does anyone use reasonably non-toxic treatments for aphids? thanks
any advice.

"whiteMemphis" <loom [at] alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
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> hi group, does anyone use reasonably non-toxic treatments for aphids?
> thanks
> any advice.
>

Google has almost 200,000 pages that address that very subject, and even
instructions on how to make non-toxic pesticides.

http://www.google.com/search?q=aphid++nontoxic+OR+%22non-tox ic%22+OR+organic
if that link doesn't work, use this
http://xrl.us/i2xo

"whiteMemphis" <loom [at] alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
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> hi group, does anyone use reasonably non-toxic treatments for aphids?
> thanks
> any advice.

Best, safest solution is to squirt them off with
a hose.

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8

"whiteMemphis" <loom [at] alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
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> hi group, does anyone use reasonably non-toxic treatments for aphids?
> thanks
> any advice.

A squirt of the garden hose. Knocks them off.

"Gail Futoran" <futoran [at] nospam.worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> "whiteMemphis" <loom [at] alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
> news:438ff299_3 [at] news.chariot.net.au...
>> hi group, does anyone use reasonably non-toxic treatments for aphids?
>> thanks
>> any advice.
>
> A squirt of the garden hose. Knocks them off.

A temporary solution that needs to be repeated frequently. Insecticidal
soaps made from dish soap or commercially purchased such as:
http://www.saferbrand.com/landscape/landscape3.htm

Also investigate the possibility of beneficial insects in your area.

-S

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> "Gail Futoran" <futoran [at] nospam.worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:9J1mf.135559$qk4.127576 [at] bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > "whiteMemphis" <loom [at] alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
> > news:438ff299_3 [at] news.chariot.net.au...
> >> hi group, does anyone use reasonably non-toxic treatments for aphids?
> >> thanks
> >> any advice.
> >
> > A squirt of the garden hose. Knocks them off.
>
> A temporary solution that needs to be repeated frequently. Insecticidal
> soaps made from dish soap or commercially purchased such as:
> http://www.saferbrand.com/landscape/landscape3.htm
>
> Also investigate the possibility of beneficial insects in your area.
>
> -S
>
>

The insecticidal soaps also need to be applied frequently, they have no
residuial impact. These products kill the insects by means of suffocation
and must be applied directly to the critters.

Tim