Directions on how to squish aphids on lily pads:

Slip your hand under the pad with stem between 1st & 2nd finger. Using
other hand make it parallel to the pad using all four fingers flat to do
the squishing. Pay particular attention to the end of the slit where the
stem meets the pad, and all outer edges. Do not assume pads without obvious
aphids are free, treat those too, and you will get the eggs off.

One lady here claimed she noticed that flying aphids seemed to be turned
off by aphid slime (or squish aphid guts).

As far as cold water, at some outdoor sporting/misc stores you can get
waders as cheap as $10, you will also need aquasocks or wading shoes. ~ jan


On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 23:21:13 -0700, Laura wrote:

Thanks, Charles and Jan. I'll try a combination of washing off and
then squishing them. Might be hard to squish because they are so
small. I might have to get into the pond to get to reach all the
leaves. Brrr!

Jan, I agree it does seem like the aphids are attracted to the old
dying leaves, I don't see many at all on new leaves.

Laura


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