What is the best way to get rid of aphids?? Jesus Christ I thought my outdoor plant was doing really fine until today I came home and noticed hundreds of them on my branches and the plant is in very early early stages of bud not really anything on it really just a few hairs what could I spray it with or clean it with so I can get rid of them??
@Renfro
Definitely best to get some bugs that will eat them up, lady beetles / lady bugs. Nothing that will be effective as a spray should be used on mature plants.
It's common for outdoor plants to get aphids, they can do a lot of damage. So get your lady's ordered and hopefully they enjoy their meal.
Ants farm aphids so if you have ants nearby they should be dealt with (earlier woulda been better obviously).
Insecticidal soap can help.
Spinosad can be effective against aphids but repeated applications are required and it will not be good for your lady bugs if you have them.
Spraying off as many aphids as you can with water pressure will help a lot. Put some tangle foot around the base of the trunk to stop them from crawling up. If it gets full of dead aphids they can climb over the carcasses so you may need to reapply.