On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 18:35:48 -0400 (EDT), "Shiva" wrote:

The single plant that the aphids are congregating on
is the sickest--White Lightnin,' which has obviously
suffered dieback of about half its canes. The buds were
so thick with aphids I actually hesitated before I
squished then was in a beeeeg hurry to wash off the
aphid juice. Eyyeuuu. But I wonder why the aphids would
be thicker on that plant than the others?

Buy some ladybugs. I ordered some from Ebay (supposedly 4500 for $11.00, but who could count them?)
and within minutes of my releasing them, they were taking care of my aphid problem. Minutes after
that, the aphids were gone. Check out photos of the massacre he

http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/lady/