How do you deal with aphids on rhubarb?
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fill a spray bottle with a few drops of liquid dish soap. add water without any suds forming. spray the leaves, stem, and stalks of plant daily on all sides.
Get some ladybugs from a farm and garden store. They love to eat aphids. I'm sure there are chemicals out there to do the job, but the ladybugs would be more fun.
Natural way would be to get some lacewings or Ladybirds and allow them to get to work on the darlings, otherwise, washing up liquid and water spray, but be very sparing with the washing up liquid.
Otherwise there are some aphid killing sprays around, but make sure you buy the ones that are non toxic and wash away if you plan to eat the rhubarb.
Never heard of Aphids on Rhubarb before..
Boil up a little of the rhubarb and save the liquid put it in a spray bottle and spray the rhubarb...Apparently the liquid kills off the aphids :)
Many people have success by spraying weekly with very diluted washing up liquid - about one teaspoon of Fairy Liquid to a couple of litres of water.
A little recipe is: 1 small onion & 2 medium cloves garlic, both chopped fine, 1 T baby shampoo or liquid dish soap, 2 cups water -- Use Blender & mix all well - Let stand overnight then strain through coffee filter - Pour liquid into handheld sprayer & apply liberally where the little pests are!!
Good Luck!!
I never heard of aphids on rhubarb, I hope you have lady bugs, if not, spray it with soapy water
Get some ladybugs from your local nursery or order them online.
Leave them, rhubarb is just about indestructible. A few aphids wont hurt it.
try liquid derris for now, for the future keep your rhubarb leaves in a bucket of water and stir every day until the liquid really stinks then spray on any fruit or veg plants
its what the Victorians used, it works
If you don't manage with washing up liquid, try a natural fatty acids spray, which will kill them. Repeat sprayings are normally, whichever method you have used, as there will be eggs laid, which will hatch quickly in warm weather.
Wilkinson's stores do a spray, as above, for £1.00, made by Doff, or their own 1 litre spray for £1.99 - this will kill hundreds of them. Safe for vegetables and fruit plants.
Good luck! Rob
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Ladybirds/bugs will devour the aphids or a mild mix of washing up liquid and water and spray the buggers.
you want to eat Rhubarb , right ? dont put chemicals on it . Spray them off with a strong garden hose . You have to do it again the next day may be but there is no poison on your Rhubarb.
Use a mild soapy solutio n spray/hose 'em off.
put white vinegar and equal amount of water in a spray bottle---smell can kill anything----ammonia is good too but its a stronger smell.
introduce little black ants, they love them
Sqirt them with mild solution wash up liquid for organic solution
You probably have two problems the ants drive aphids up plants and trees (cherry is a favourite) they eat the young shoots and fruit flowers and the ants milk them of their nectar.
If it is ants put a sticky collar at the base of the rhubarb petroleum jelly is favourite this will stop the ants.
Purchase from good garden centres some ladybirds, whose favourite food is aphid, release them near your rhubarb and your problems should cease.
I know this one! Ladybugs! You can buy ladybugs at the flower shop and put them on the rhubarb. Ladybugs eat aphids. I've done this with my roses.
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