Aphids on my Petunias & Pansies!!!! Help!?

Question

OK so I have 2 pots of a mix of Petunias & Pansies. I need a at home recipe to get them to go away! I used store bought insect killers and they did not work but it wilted & killed the flowers. I cant afford anymore store bought stuff so I need a recipes at home that wont kill my plants. Out of all my potted plants they are only attacking these flowers.

I know Ladybirds are the best but we havnt seen them since the begining of the summer and I cant afford to buy them so I need an alternative. Thanks!!!

Answer 1

The easiest treatment is fill a spray bottle with a few drops of dish detergent ( not the bleach or antibacterial one) and water and spray. It may take a couple of applications. Make sure you spray undersides of the leaves.

Answer 2

Just put some dish soap and water into a sprayer and spray away.  It's very easy to kill those little things, just make sure you get under the leaves - that's where they like to hide.

Answer 3

Try a spray bottle with a few drops of dish liquid. For me, a hard water spray on the beasts usually blow off the boogers.  Apply a few times every day until the things are gone.  If you see Ladybug Beetles, celebrate.  The ladies love to eat aphids.

Answer 4

Step1

Pour three and one quarter (3 ¼) cups of water into a 24 oz spray bottle.

Step2

Add two to three (2-3) drops of organic dish washing liquid.

Step3

Replace lid.

Step4

Shake gently.

Step5

Spray the plants and leaves affected by the Aphids and/or Spider Mites.

Step6

Make sure you spray under the leaves as the both aphids and spider mites will hide under the leaves.

Answer 5

Best stuff out.Washing up water-just warm water and a drop of washing detergent.Spray your plants.You can pick off the aphids if you want.Just an occasional spray will keep the little varmits off.

Answer 6

Actually, you don't even need to use the dishsoap. If you water the flowers with a hard stream of water, not hard enough to hurt the plants, it will knock off the aphids and they will die. Aphids cannot hang on to things very well so a stream of water knocks them off. Then they die once off the host plant. Not very hardy critters.