How to Get Rid of APHIDS

[@katherinez9654]

I saw my neighbors out looking at something intently. I went out and they were killing these black and orange bugs. I got out my phone and looked them up. I ran back outside and said” wait don’t kill anymore of those bugs. They are ladybugs. We got a good laugh and stood around watching these larvae turn into ladybugs. We had thousands of them in our little area. It was awesome.

[@robertedwin4368]

Hello friend how are you doing?

[@CarolinaOats]

Awe that’s so sad they were killing 🐞 I love them! ❤️

[@Sandra-cc5bi]

Orange and black are not Ladybugs. Those are Japanese beetles and need to go! Ladybugs are red and black.

[@melissasullivan1658]

Hi Sassy. Adults, yes but if you search google you’ll see a ton of ladybug larvae that is orange. :)

[@shervegas]

For some strange reason I get bitten by those orange lady bugs :/

[@zarinafox7978]

These were great tips that I appreciate. As my Mom and sister are great gardeners I am just now learning at 66yrs of age. You and Kevin at epic are my go to knowledge gardeners!! Thanks!!!

[@garynorcal4269]

I needed this video 7 days ago. BUT, GREAT CONTENT AND IDEAS. I am currently dealing with the biggest aphid infestation that I have ever had. 1. On an established apricot tree right next and above a newly built raised garden with new compost. (Nitrogen content probably very high) 2. Aphids on the tree, tomatoes, lettuces, chard and squash. 3. Preasure washing twice a day this week. 4. Spot treated this area of my total garden. 5. Seeing natural ladybugs and ladybugs larvae now too. 6. Trimmed about 50 new growth little branches out of the apricot tree. It has taken all week to start seeing significant reduction in aphid population (until this morning) 7. It is nice to see that I am doing many of the right things already. Maybe there is a light at the end of this tunnel. AND BTW ... great presentation. 🙂🙃🙂😉

[@commonlaw5400]

Digging in my garden I thought I hit a utility cable. Big orange size of a hose. Pulled it up and followed it 30 feet to it's mama Milkweed. Keep it in a container and don't let the seeds escape. Very invasive

[@BirdYoumans]

Third year with an above ground garden. I more less had to take over this year due to my wife not getting around so good at our age. But I mostly am growing purple hull peas that climb a fence at the edge of the above ground set up. This year I have had so much fun weeding and watering almost daily and have been rewarded with beautiful plants. The best of all three years by far but also the most time we've spent working on it. Last year a terrible year for aphids and ants. This year not so much until yesterday. Suddenly in just one section of the garden I noticed some aphids and quite a few not to have noticed up until then. Knowing some of the properties of Dawn dishwashing soap, I mixed a few drops in water and have a spray bottle probably about 8 ounce, not too big, I sprayed just the stems they were on. Today they were dead, but some of the leaves that got some over spray had brown spots that was a bit like clay. Two or three were curled, but over all not a great deal of damage. Don't know if this is a cure or not, but for the first wave it seemed to get most of them. I used seven dust on the ant dwellings last year and no where near the same problem this year. That stuff got rid of them last year in one dusting. Did not dust the garden bed, just a little on the surrounding area. No dusting this year and only once last year. Will be keeping close watch though because other than that we sure have a beautiful pea patch this year! Can't wait to see the peas come in. Getting close! At 77 after years on the road doing music, I'm retired and learning to garden! Fun!! Still do music on my youtube channel though. An old road dog can never quit lol! I just found your channel and love your approach. New sub.

[@GardenKatt]

To spread the DE i use a plastic soda bottle i drilled small holes in the lid and fill with DE. Than walk around garden squeezing bottle where needed for those dastardly critters. Must reapply after rain.

[@sammi-joreviews1135]

Thank you so much for posting this! I have food grade DE but no method of delivery. It’s been so wet & rainy for weeks now. I can’t seem to get to the killing of bugs bc everything I have to kill them needs to be dry after application or applied early or late in the day. The bees are all over the flowers but so are ants & tiny green bugs, which I think are aphids.

[@davideberhart9523]

I'm just starting with gardening and I've been surfing through YT to find a site like this. While there are many, I think I've find my primary learning site. This is going to be a process and I'm ready for the journey. TIA

[@JackquelineWildonger]

Awesome nice to see you on this site .My Grandma taught me the ways of gardening ❗Momma taught me what the rules were . What plants like to be near other ones,What happens when you shock a plant & how to get them out of it🤣❗🙏 I learned a lot about gardening through this site ,The magazine Bird & Blooms, as well as Gurney's seed company on line ..I found out long ago that DIRT is a Gardeners FRIEND😁❗🙏. I found out long ago how incredibly relaxing it can be ‼️🙏🐾🐾😁😁⁉️

[@ADZ.]

WOW! Thank you for this information! I've been watching your other videos as well, and the tips are so helpful! I've been having a terrible time with Earwigs, ants and aphids but now I have some great information to battle these pests and hopefully save my garden.

[@keithpugh7538]

Aphids the bane of any garden. I had them bad last year on my fire bush and it never bloomed the entire season. I’m ready for them this year. Great information.

[@elainepettit2292]

I'm hooked on your videos Brian. You are a terrific teacher, very clear and comprehensive. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience.

[@patriot20000]

People: if you can afford it Cover your susceptible plants with light row cover! You can even just cover the broccoli head. Avoid the aphids in the first place because aphids lay LOTS of eggs! When I was studying botany and entomology I had to make an insect collection (where you pin them in place and I.D. them). Well, I had collected an aphid in a glass vial and put the stopper in. The next day when I went to work with it there was a mess of baby aphids in there with her!! Also: check your plants every day and go out with masking tape. Wrap tape, sticky side out, around your hand and press down on any aphids you see. I checked this morning and found one plant (still in the nursery pot) with one stem with aphids. In no time that would have been an infestation. A new aphid becomes a reproducing adult in ONE week!

[@hyacinthABC]

I covered my brassicas from jump but still got some aphids - there must have been eggs in the soil. I garden year round in 9b - probably doesn't get cold enough to kill them off.

[@doniellestenson3502]

my huge honeysuckle vine ( Ionicera heckrottii) was a mess this spring. Points taken many not applicable in my situation. The nasturtium solution is attractive Thank you. .

[@hyacinthABC]

I had my brassicas covered and got aphids anyway - I figured they had come up from the soil. We don't usually have hard freezes where I live (although I think we did last winter) so I'd really like to know more about how to prevent them.

[@soniag4516]

Am in 9b also never had to deal with aphids, went to Socal for couple weeks and my entire veggie garden was infested, had to destroy entire garden of my favorite veggies. Didn't bring any soil in nor any plants. City water this year has been very salty tasting with a strong smell. None of my neighbors garden so I don't know how aphids found my garden. My home backs up to an elementary school playground and we share a 7ft cinder block fence. I've also noticed new type of moth that looks like hummingbirds but smaller. There are other flying pests & insects I've never seen in any of my gardens or anywhere in Norcal, Socal or Central Valley in my decades of gardening and Ag related activities. I studied agriculture at Fresno State. I've collected several different flying pests but the County Ag dept isn't interested.

[@patriot20000]

Sorry for your loss. All that work. That is a hummingbird moth. Great pollinators. @@soniag4516

[@skullrose8985]

This video is probably one of the best I have watched so far. I was thinking of buying some ladybugs/ladybirds. But even though i was thinking about it,I would have looked into it. But what you said in simple terms,without all the reading I would have had to do,is right. You don't know where they come from. Also are we really helping the environment by doing that. The right thing to do would be to attract them. Honestly thankyou with all of my heart for this video. I love how simple you kept it. You got straight to the point. I am definitely subscribing. Can't wait to watch more of your video's. Have a blessed day & takecare..

[@derekcox6531]

Dill is also a great aphid attracter,last year we had a huge aphid attack and I noticed that they really hit the dill hard and not as much on my tomato plants. A good water hose is also my big gun. I totally agree with you when you mention creating a garden friendly to lady bugs. In the fall in my area,I intentionally leave a lot of ground cover.(leaves etc.) so lady bugs can over winter.

[@countryroads190]

Aphids are a plague here in NC. You are so right about the milkweed being a great trap crop! It gets covered with aphids, but they mostly leave my veggies alone. I am definitely going to try the diatomaceous earth spray to get the particles on the underside of leaves. (I grow in the winter here, and need a remedy when milkweed is dormant.) Will definitely plant more milkweed in other areas in my yard now that you pointed out how great it is for managing aphids (tons of pollinators love it, too). For me, the milkweed will be easier because it is a perennial that is almost maintenance free, other than having to pull unwanted weeds. Thank you and keep up the great videos!

[@melissasullivan1658]

Brian I came back to comment today because your advice to remove the sacrificial plant actually worked! I am now, like, 95% aphid free. Thank you. It hadn’t even occurred to me that I should remove the brassica...

[@lindawilmarth3300]

Thank you for the DE tip in water. I have been sprinkling it on and they won’t die!!

[@JD-ys7fj]

use recharge soil amendment... it will kill them within a few days... they are feeding off of the higher nitrogen levels in your plant.

[@rosiethurman7900]

I had no idea you could mix the DM with water and then when it dries it works! Thank you bc trying to get the powder under the leaves is hard!

[@reb4898]

Enjoy your channel immensely. I do not have a problem with aphids and I believe because my brassicas are put in the ground in the fall, zone 9b. If a plant is still in the garden in spring, yes it will be attacked by aphids. I take a container with DE out in the garden all the time. It works great on ants that set up housekeeping where I want to plant. Sprinkle over the nest and wait 15 min and they are gone. We have earwigs in artichokes, what a pain. I pick a 5 gallon bucket of harvest ready chokes, fill with water and set in a wide open space. The blue martins love escaping earwigs...

[@Danner-a-gogo]

Aphids yearly attack our 100-foot Tulip Tree. The sap (honey dew) rains down, carried on the breeze, on the lawn (adversely affects the grass), patio furniture (sticky), and passing people (annoying). A side issue is that the Tulip Tree canopy is too high for spraying or hosing down, but planting sacrificial plants can decoy attract the aphids away. Thank you for your video.

[@meganmackenzie5993]

Glad you mentioned the potential harm to beneficial bugs 🐝🐞 by organic and chemical sprays. Good to have all the information when making choices.

[@robertedwin4368]

Hello friend how are you doing?

[@silentwatch7643]

Today I captured 4 red bugs in a tiny jam jar which were munching on my lillies.True they are annoying! They've been ravaging all of my perennials.

[@averagesavage8367]

I planted Morning Glory by my mounds (watermelon, pumpkin, cucumbers), Marigolds within my kale, radish rows, and Alyssum within my potatoes and tomatoes and Bunchung Oinions bordering my tomatoes as well. The Alyssum I planned from watching your videos, the others I had on hand from last year, I hope my companion planting is successful, 1st year I ever attempted this.

[@iambilly]

You don't have to apologize, I hate those jerks too. Thanks for sharing!

[@NewEnglandgardening]

You mentioned aphids don't like onions. Someone suggested I use crushed garlic in water in a spray bottle for an aphid problem I had on a artichoke plant I overwintered inside and it seemed to work.

[@melissasullivan1658]

I also read that fermenting garlic and onion and then using that as a diluted spray is even better. Haven’t tried it yet tho.

[@greeneyedlady5580]

@@melissasullivan1658 Aphids are totally attacking my green onions and walking onions so I'd be very hesitant to use onion spray to try to get rid of them. My bugs would invite every aphid in the county to come feast on the yummy spray. 🙄

[@jessicastahl9142]

I just found your channel and you are my favorite for everything garden related by far! Thank you!

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thank you!

[@kristianalmryd5247]

I have a wild hop plant (humulus lupus) in my garden about 5 meters from my chili pepper grow house and my tomatoes, it attracts most of the aphids but it can handle it. Barely have aphids on other plants. Also lady bugs like to lay their eggs on the hop plant, so when I get a few aphids in the green house I pick 5-10 larvae from the hop plant and put them on the infected peppers and there are no aphids left the next day.. the larvae will stay on the plant as long as there is food. Actually works surprisingly well and I don't need to spray anything. Also, thanks for great educational videos!

[@peacelovejoy8786]

Wow Brian, ants farming aphids? I did not know that! I can always come to your channel and learn something new... THANKS🐜🐜🐜🐜🤠 🌻

[@olamidefafemi6303]

This was so helpful!!! Thank you. Aphids were my worst nightmare last growing season. I better go and plant some traps!

[@commonlaw5400]

Brian-You are a phenomenal teacher. I always learn something valuable and I hope it's all in your book. Thank You.

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thank you!

[@carolinahaack4945]

Brian, thank you for such great and informative videos!! I would like to contribute a little by sharing my experience attracting ladybugs. About 4 yrs ago I planted two Rose of Sharon bushes. And oh surprise, two seasons ago I noticed the black and orange bugs and found out they were ladybugs in the works 😉!! I am glad I looked them up before spraying the bushes with neem oil. It has been a great way to have lots of ladybugs right in my yard! Love them! At the beginning of spring they get covered with ladybug eggs. I also make sure I don't rake the fall leaves that fall from my trees that fall around the bushes so I can provide shelter for the ladybugs during the winter. The Rose of Sharon flowers are just too gorgeous not to have in your yard and the hummingbirds, bees and all kinds of beneficial insects love it. But do watch out for the Japanese beetles... I do have to keep up with those pesty things each year.

[@annemariemoore2102]

This was a terrific video, a lot of great information. I coordinate a Victory garden for our local food bank and we are constantly battling Mother nature . We keep it organic , thank you for all the great tips . I use them in my home garden as well. Great results! AM Moore

[@monao22]

Excellent advice! Literally, everything you said explained why I have such a bad aphid problem.

[@mercedesbenzs600bash]

Did any particular solution work for your insects???

[@monao22]

@@mercedesbenzs600bash Hi! Spraying Neem Oil, worked well for me. I did it every day for about a week and it seemed to have worked.

[@debimartin9111]

Thanks for such great information. I have squash bugs and found that if I flood the squash they will climb to the top of the plants then I sprinkle DE on them directly. So far so good. I hope I get some squash this year. Last year they demolished every type of squash I planted, zucchini, yellow crookneck, moringa, strawberry banana and Patty pan.

[@NextLevelGardening]

Nice tip!

[@alsolark3029]

Genius!

[@ksero1000]

Many properties surrounding my house have out of control “sticky Willy” weeds that invade my space and is EXHAUSTING to try to pull them all, but I try. Continuing this over this past weekend, I noticed they are starting to flower and the top couple of segments are COATED in a thick layer of little black seedy bugs. Even though I pulled and bagged as many as I could, I’m still scared of how many I missed and the tons that might be in the messes on the adjacent properties. Thanks so much for this video. I hope this weekend will not be too late to find and plant alliums.

[@ddh7779]

Awesome tips here. I recently realized ahpids were attacking one of two perfect lollipop dappled willow trees framing the front door, and ants were present. I used neem oil and diatomaceous earth powder to coat the impacted areas and trunk. The powder seems to have worked because while I can't see aphids, the ants are gone for at least a week now. Hoping I'm safe as long as I keep an eye for ants and if none, perhaps the aphids are gone.

[@jennifertung3972]

I have used a small paint brush to manually dislodge the aphids from my milkweed because I didn’t want to accidentally injure/maim/kill the Monarch caterpillars that were growing. Strong stream of water would have also knocked off the caterpillars, so manual I had to do. A good tip on using a suspension of the diatomaceous earth. Will use that on my roses. Was sprinkling and dusting to get even coverage with limited success. Great tips!

[@morgan_inthe_garden]

Most helpfully video I've seen! Thank you soo much!😁👍💚

[@calista1280]

I bought lady bugs and was told to put them in a nylon stocking on a plant with aphids for a few days so they wouldn't fly away. A few days later I opened the stocking & have had multiple generations of Ladybugs year after year ever since. ; )

[@Debahinds]

Aphid overtook most of my peppers few ago, now they are after my lettuce. Definitely want to get rid of them!!

[@sherrywalker4619]

Thank you, it’s good to see you again!

[@dianaalexander4558]

Tried 1tsp dishwashing liquid an 2tsp vegetable oil to 500 ml water it works

[@PaullaWells]

I put DT in a large holed salt shaker last year and it worked like a charm. Like you said though, wear a mask, it is a very fine powder and could irritate the eyes, nose and throat. I absolutely love the tips on the Nasturtium, Chives and onions. I grew onions last year and Nasturtium. That helped me a ton more than I realized. I will be getting some of that put back in the bed this year especially since I could not locate onion slips this year. Thank you!

[@greeneyedlady5580]

I came to watch things video today because aphids have infested my green onions and walking onions.

[@alamo2211]

I have never succeeded in growing broccoli because of aphids. Still trying! Thanks for the tips!

[@22trident45]

Excellent! I needed this information right now.

[@grace2garden403]

Exactly

[@shervin6711]

I often find aphids on some of our lupines usually near the end of thier flowering. I also find japanese beetles on 5 leafed Virginia creeper..I let them eat it... It seems to keep them off our roses, other plants.

[@venuspierce3420]

Great tips!! Thank you!! I can’t do traditional gardening any more, but, I think I can adapt some of them to my indoor/outdoor hydroponic garden. I’m in a battle right now (no more foreign plants inside) so it’s outside & I have already done most of your suggestions. I put some honey out & they seemed to like it, but I’m going to try a pot of nasturtiums in the room. Praying I finally get rid of them since they keep coming back🤦🏻‍♀️

[@dustyflats3832]

First time for aphids inside and it’s terrible. I will never use an open bag of potting soil inside again without sterilizing it.

[@caseyfletcher3720]

This year I continued my tradition of planting my peppers indoors and way too early (Maybe next year I will remember to wait to plant as I have finally started a journal). Aside from outgrowing their space and my needing to buy more lighting, everything was going well until a friend gifted me a plant. By the time I figured out it had aphids, they were everywhere and all of my starts were infected. I spritzed with water, I ran them under water, I used detergent washes and they just kept multiplying! I finally freaked out and released ladybugs into my basement's grow room! I turned off all the lighting except for the grow lights above the plants. They did an excellent job taking care of the aphids for the 2 weeks before I started hardening them off outside. I collected the stragglers that jumped ship during the move (hundreds of them) and placed them on my lettuce plants outside. Many are still there and today I found several larva. My take is that they don't always fly off (although I have had that experience the last time I purchased them about a decade ago). I had no idea they were wild caught. That is concerning. I still think they have a place in the knock back of aphids. They worked well for me this spring. Hopefully next year I will plant later and be more vigilant about accepting gifts from well meaning friends.

[@eleanortrebicki3694]

Thank you for wonderful info and explaining the negative aspects of "safe" methods. I have had really good results with nasturtiums

[@tmlizzy]

I'm growing nasturtiums for the first time this year and really hoping they help.

[@KristiTalk]

I used neem oil and a few drops Dr Bronner’s peppermint hemp soap for leaf miners. I had a major attack. On the bright side, I haven’t seen one aphid, and I had herds of them last year.

[@soniag4516]

They came to my garden. Never seen aphid in many years now those jerks destroyed my entire crop of Amaranth greens.

[@geecee4545]

Excellent! Thank you so much. Aphids demolished my cucumbers last year.

[@RayIniego]

Thank you for this! Great video, very informative!

[@leannesmith333]

Great video. I battled aphids on my cucumber plants last year and the plants ended up dying. Trying trap crops this year!

[@NextLevelGardening]

Yes!

[@claudetteleblanc5273]

Love that you give a full Explanations. Thank you.

[@icouldjustscream]

I've got 36 nasturtium seedlings under the growlights. Jewel mix, Alaska mix, Double Cherry, and Tall Vining Mix. Still way too cold here to plant anything out. Will plant out my brassica seedlings next weekend. They're tough but I'll still cover them for a bit. We can get frost into the first week of June. Didn't know about the D-earth spray trick! Thanks!

[@54cwalt]

Just harvesting turnip greens for the first time. Ughhhh!!!! Aphid infestation was so gross! I have another little batch of seedlings coming up and I'm going to use your tips to keep them healthy. Thank you for all the informational videos Brian!!! Yours is my favorite channel!!! Keep up the good work!

[@brucemarcille3344]

Super appreciate your videos. I have incorporate DE, and hydrogen peroxide into my routine: hoping my tomatoes don`t defoliate early this year. Love the channel. From Canada, thanks.

[@mercedesbenzs600bash]

Do you dilute your peroxide???

[@tamaradillenburg2590]

😅 I want to thank you for the information on getting rid of the aphids in our greenhouse We have tomatoes and bell peppers and they've been doing fabulous but we found two bell pepper plants that had aphas on them and now I found some one of my tomato plants so I'm going to try what you said to do thank you again

[@melissasullivan1658]

I had no idea about the ladybug parasite. Thanks for the heads up. So far this year I’ve only seen one ladybug enter my grow space. 😔

[@kristenz.8287]

I have had great success with releasing Lady Bugs. I currently have a TON of Lady Bugs who have chosen to set up camp in my Garden!

[@robynnbryar1977]

I used to have a terrible problem with ants and aphids. The aphids would destroy my trophy flowers every year. I tried shooting the aphids off with water they were not phased. Then a friend suggested that I mix up 1 part vinegar to 3 parts water and spray that all over the pant paying attention and getting the underside the leaves as well as the top of the leaves. I did this to my Peony plants which are always covered with ants and in one day my ants and aphids were gone. I probably sprayed one more time a week later for good measure but I never saw another aphid and the ants did not come back to the peonys either. Peonys are known to always be covered in ants and for 20 years without fail mine had aunt's but no more, this vinegar treatment is amazing.

[@robertedwin4368]

Hello friend..how are you doing?

[@lolodee3528]

Did you know the ants are helping open up your peonies? The ants don't harm your peonies they OPEN them.

[@robynnbryar1977]

@@lolodee3528 Hi it seems that is wives tale. I always believed it until last year when my friend told me that her peonies open beautifully without the ants. We sprayed my peonies and I had bountiful blooms last summer.

[@marilynd3996]

Fazed.

[@soniag4516]

White or ACV?

[@dustyflats3832]

I usually don’t have aphid problems, but this year I was being frugal and used an open bag of potting soil for starting seeds inside. Big mistake and I should have baked it on our grill for 20 min at 200*F. I also got the terrible gnat and mildew problem. I put vermiculite on top of plants to curb the mildew and drenched soil with a 1 to 4 mix of water and 3% peroxide along with yellow sticky traps and that took care of those two with monitoring. The aphids, sigh, I keep manually removing and Neem oil. They liked basil, marjoram, celery and new to me artichokes. Not detected on rosemary, oregano, geraniums, petunias or onions. To pick them off the artichokes is easy, but the celery? I isolated them so far. If anyone has suggestions for getting rid of aphids inside I’d be glad to hear. I have pre mixed Neem, but concerned about it being too harsh on seedlings. 😂😂I seen a lady bug on the kitchen window and wanted to catch it to put on artichokes and it disappeared. It probably heard what I was going to do with it and got scared😂

[@GreenfieldsHomeplace]

Always such helpful information, and I love the bits of humor too. 😁

[@DS-bg9fl]

Thanks for the ladybug info! I was about to purchase some!

[@PinkLady54]

I can vouch for the fact they all just fly away! I made that mistake. Rude lil buggers ;-)

[@Bfamreef]

Had this happen with my Brussels this winter. And you are right about the ants as well and they can sure destroy young plants fast. Thanks for the tips on how to control them.

[@agdayem]

Thanks man, your advice and tips are really helpful. Gods bless

[@mrs.t7254]

Incredibly helpful. THANK YOU.

[@robertedwin4368]

Hello friend how are you doing ?

[@chucksy]

Fab video thanks. Do you know ant thing about leaf curl on trees. I have an apricot and a nectarine tree and they both have this problem. The trees are about 7 years old but I have never had any fruit. I live in London uk

[@NextLevelGardening]

They need a dormant oil spray two times in winter

[@Autism_Forever]

I was a glutton of a kid :) I would take both plates and eat both broccoli and cookies :))) But seriously aphids are horrendous, I wish I could stab them but alas they are too small for that :) I lost half of my previous crop because of aphids. They started on chili pepper plant and quickly spread everywhere. Not going to lie, I did enjoy spraying them with dish soap solution and watch them scurry, dry out, and die. I have since killed all of the aphids, but it is great to know more tips to hopefully prevent them all together. Thank you so much for your excellent advice! ♥

[@finagill]

I noticed that some of my peas and lettuce had an aphid infestation. The weird thing is that they were within 18" of garlic. The garlic did not seem to phase them.

[@marilynd3996]

Faze.

[@richbledsoe7458]

Thank you for all the important info. Much well appreciated

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thank you!

[@LL-oc1xw]

Lesson learned - be wary of the potted herb plants sold in grocery store produce departments. The mint plants I bought had aphids big time - and I never looked! I can't plant my spring garden seeds this year because I can't chance the aphids moving to my seedlings. I think I used stronger words for the aphids than Brain did!

[@farmerbob4554]

I get aphids every season on brassica crops, especially broccoli and collards. I start spraying before I see any visible infestation and continue to spray until harvest. I spray every day with a soap solution making sure to get the undersides of the leaves. I spray twice a day if I see any visible aphids. They seem to appear just about when the broccoli is starting to form heads. I’m going to try companion planting, a lot easier than having to spray every leaf, nook and cranny!

[@raquelwood3825]

Good information. Just what I needed. Thank you.

[@EvelynJoy]

Ants herd aphids like cattle! 🤯 Woah! Fascinating!

[@JoelMoulton]

I just found aphids on a brand new plant! Thank you for the advice. Hopefully my poor succulent will make it!

[@debgreenhill9724]

I read that garlic should not be planted around green beans. Would it be OK to mix a garlic spray to kill aphids on my green beans? If so, how much would you suggest?

[@brianoliver5640]

I had a bad infestation of aphids on my egg plants ladybug showed up and boom 💥 no more aphids. I use the powder for my chooks monthly as it keeps worms away I now will be spraying it on the aphids, thanks 🙏

[@Ms111960]

I suggest using FOOD GRADE DE. There are two types of DE sold. The DE you buy to put in your pool pumps should not be ingested.

[@87RH]

I get a ton of aphids on my snow peas every year. I spray them with garlic jalapeño brew I mix up in the blender and let sit a day to brew. Seems to work

[@beandavid3651]

I used a mild dish detergent with water and sprayed in the morning and it seemed to repel them.

[@SecrePeach]

Great advice Brian, especially about buying ladybirds! Another way to attract natives is to provide them with a home too 👍🏼

[@carolburnett8372]

yes, I bet you mean ladybugs.......... but as I kept listening, he called them ladybirds, I have never heard that.....I live in mid GA.

[@cathyversteeg3051]

Thanks for the info on DE spray! Gonna try it. You are the best!

[@Ms111960]

Make sure to use food grade de, not the kind you put in pool pumps. They are different and the de for pool pumps IS poisonous to humans. I wish he would have pointed that out.

[@junbug9435]

Thanks for those great tips!

[@lindasproul3782]

QUESTION: I have grown my seedlings outside and today I noticed a couple of aphids and of course, busy ants on my seedling leaves. They are tender leaves. What is the best thing to do. I took the few off, but may have more. I also have leaf miners. So far I have removed the affected leaves. I looked up the fly that lays the larva and realized I have seen many around my garden. How do we get rid of the flies before they lay their eggs? Thank you for all our ideas and answers! I wish I had known some of your gardening ideas before I started my container garden. Thanks for your help!

[@NextLevelGardening]

You can cover them with a fine insect netting or just keep washing them off with water

[@marilynwall900]

Brian, I used your idea for aphids. I mixed Dicametous Earth with water and sprayed on tomato plants. Now I have white patches on leaves. Doesn’t wash off. What do I do now!

[@fridaoaknbl1991]

I'm a new subscriber, love your videos. I'm in FL, zone 9b-10a. Know I'll learn so much from your videos.

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thank you. Welcome!

[@amysizemore5287]

I’m growing in Florida yard long beans okra peppers sweet potatoes and peppers my okra has some weird white clumpy stuff on the okra. And I have ants everywhere

[@mkweber9615]

Alliums repel me, too! In a fairly new neighborhood, the landscapers put lots of allium in the parking strips. I'll walk to the other side of the street to avoid that stink! ugh.

[@Jrixi]

Very helpful and educational, thank you.

[@CactusCaffeine]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@davidb.3415]

I enjoyed your presentation 🙂

[@fertilehomestead8879]

We learned about that in our science with my kiddos. Very interesting!

[@PinkLady54]

how about plant brussel sprouts in middle of the garlic/onion bed?!?

[@wrongfullyaccused7139]

Question about diatomaceous earth. Does it have to be food grade or ordinary swimming pool grade?

[@NextLevelGardening]

Food grade

[@wrongfullyaccused7139]

@@NextLevelGardening ;Thank you.

[@taferntole]

Would a few drops of dish soap in a 1 liter spray bottle help, or should I avoid any soap (even blue Dawn)?

[@robertedwin4368]

Hello friend how are you doing?

[@Heavensoon7]

Blue Dawn will help get rid of slugs eating your broccoli,Brussel sprouts ,lettuce,kale ,and spinach. But if it’s not properly diluted it will burn the leaves .Maybe not then ,but the next day when the sun comes out. Better to take that chance then letting the snails eat the entire crop during the night when they attack. Sand or crushed eggshells placed under the brassica plants also helps eliminate snails .

[@taferntole]

@@Heavensoon7, thanks. I appreciate your reply, and will remember!

[@lorihimes1786]

Excellent presentation 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@marshanotbrady3193]

I have never seen a lady bug larva, but now I know what to look for. Learn something new everyday! Let's get those crazy aphids!!!

[@conniekeshet]

?? Im still wondering what they look like!!

[@marshanotbrady3193]

@@conniekeshet 9:40 he shows a picture of the lady beetle larvae (baby lady beetle).

[@conniekeshet]

@@marshanotbrady3193 thanks!!!

[@marshanotbrady3193]

@@conniekeshet You're welcome! Happy gardening!

[@aunsid1910]

how about used oil mixed in washing liquid ?

[@psiclops521]

I've heard that green lacewings are much better than ladybugs and you don't have the wild harvest and parasite issues. What do you know about that? Would you recommend them?

[@chachadodds5860]

Lacewings, are great as garden pest security guards! They are diligent workers, and they tend to stay put, as opposed to the often truant Ladybugs.

[@honeybadgerhomestead4311]

I used diatomaceous earth for some arthropods (beetles and grasshoppers) that were invading my cucumbers, zucchinis, snap peas, and lima beans. After 2 days, they are GONE! After a few more days, I'll rinse it off so my pollinators will hopefully start coming back. We'll see if the pests stay gone.

[@tammyjkim]

Sooo freaky.. I was planning to go buy some lady bugs tomorrow! 😱 thank you. Any advice on keeping safe from mosquitos??

[@AllBrightColors]

Citronella and I think keeping basil around. Near your doors etc.

[@tammyjkim]

@@AllBrightColors yes! I do have citronella plants and also marigolds lined up ☺

[@eastsidemuu]

Lavender, also helps they hate the smell