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water lily treatment that won't hurt koi

15 years ago

Hi,

I have aphids on my water lilies and want to get rid of them. I have heard that spraying the lilies with Pam will suffocate the aphids but has anyone had any experience with doing this in a koi pond. I don't want to harm my koi and I have a lot of fry in the water now that I don't want to kill accidentally. Should I just wait the aphids out until the end of the season or try to treat them?

Thanks!!

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nyrangerslmb
15 years ago
Can you move the water lilies to a seperate container and then treat and rinse well?
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