100% Natural Aphid Remedy?

ryanfido

Member
I've been battling some aphids for a week or so. yesterday I put together my own 'stealth hydro' (tutorial coming soon) and it includes a 6" long-type air stone. it seems to be creating a mellow, yet firm vibration that you can definitely hear from another room, but isn't exactly loud. since this setup, i haven't seen any bugs lately. by now i would have got one or two.

is the consistent vibration actually repelling the insects?


 

cjj

Member
Im not sure but there are easy ways to get rid of aphids if you rub garlic cloves around your plants or eucalyptus oil that can work.
 

KlosetKing

Well-Known Member
Like the above poster, i came into this thread ready to give a possible solution. But upon reading it, i see you are asking if you have FOUND that natural remedy. in short: i don't know. pretty kewl if it does work that way, but i am just not sure. might want to setup a control group and an experiment group, test it out =D

if your problem returns and you find this was indeed just coincidence, try Diatomaceous Earth. 100% natural, source of silica, and completely devastating to soft bodied insects like larvae, aphids and the like. sprinkled some on my top soil twice, each time just after it dried enough so it wouldnt cake on the surface (about a day or two after water) and i havnt had a creature in my garden since (that was over a month ago). pretty damn cool stuff, both scientifically and agriculturally. couldn't be happier with the results.
 

alex420cali

Well-Known Member
I found your answer!!! Google APHID CHASER or go here.

http://www.arbico-organics.com/product/Aphid-Chaser-Roses-Vegetables-Houseplants/natural-organic-insecticides-home

APHID CHASER uses a NON-TOXIC, natural insect pheromone to disrupt aphid colonies and ward them off your roses, vegetables and houseplants.

Insects use pheromones to communicate. This pheromone dispenser upsets the insect's chemical ecology and breaks down communications in aphid colonies. These nontoxic dispensers do not affect beneficial insects or rose plants. They act to ward off most common aphid types, especially green peach aphids. Effects can occur in 5-10 days. Applying APHID CHASER early in the season will prevent aphid colonies from becoming established.

Place 1 dispenser every 20 sq ft or 1 dispenser per badly infested rose bush. Replace dispensers every 3 to 4 weeks.

Package contains 8 individually wrapped dispensers.
 
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