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Ants farming aphid-looking bugs on Gardenia
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Posted by snasxs (My Page) on Fri, Aug 3, 07 at 19:40
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I move from zone 4 to 8. I have sporadic spider mites before. I place two pots of beautiful large-double gardenia on the porch. It has been more than a month. The plants look wonderful in full sun.
However I notice this morning there are lots of aphid-looking bugs on the lower reaches of the stems. It seems they have wax-coat – like scales. I also notice the ants are farming these on the stems. I suspect the ants brought these on the stems. The ants walk up and down protect and care for these. I have to scrape these off with my nails. Yuk.
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RE: Ants farming aphid-looking bugs on Gardenia
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| hello, snasxs, I had aphids on my roses and I sprayed it (saturating the stems) with a mixture of hydrogen peroxide ( table spoon) isopropyl alcahol (table spoon) and murphy's oil (table spoon) in about 1 litre of warm water. i sprayed them few weeks ago and have not seen any come back - i prayed them 2 consecutive days. maybe that will work for you. the measurements are approximate since I just pour the stuff into a spray bottle of water. I would suggest also use ant spray around the bottom of the pots. good luck. sue |
RE: Ants farming aphid-looking bugs on Gardenia
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RE: Ants farming aphid-looking bugs on Gardenia
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| Luis, The bugs on my plant look slightly like whitefly’s nymphs. However, they are larger; and they do not change into whiteflies. The colors range from light green, green, to golden brown, or rarely dark brown. I don’t know what they are. But they surely are causing headache. I hope you can recommend some commercial products, safe for gardenia, and available at Wal-Mart, etc. |
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