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"Patsy Brown" wrote:

I remember reading some method to control Aphids. What should I use on
my
Roses?

Thanks
Pat

If you cannot afford to purchase a couple of pints of ladybird beetles,
my mother used to make a strong tobacco tea out of a pack of ciggy's...

Hi All,
The only trouble with tobacco tea is that it kills the good insects as well
as the bad. Plus the fact is is bad for your health that is why it fell into
dissuse in the last century. Hope this helps you.

Richard M. Watkin.


Note, please, that I prefer ladybird beetles...

It's what I use here now as I CAN afford them.

I have a plentiful population of the larvae every spring.
The only aphids I have gather on the muscadine grapes, and those (the
grape leaves) are so prolific, it causes the plants no harm.

Speaking of which, companion planting is also a good alternative.
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Peace, Om

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