How to Get Rid of Aphids on Milkweed - Save Our Monarchs
Maybe Kirks soap?That is a bar.I think they make it in a liquid.I went out there and picked up some of the milkweed that I found, but I don't think they are all gone.I am going to look into the Castile soap.
You can find Castile soap in a large bottle on the bottom shelf at Wal-mart, but it is where I saw it.The monarch caterpillar were plucked from the plants and put on milkweed.I can spray with whatever works for me.
Dr. Bronners is the best liquid soap.You can use the soap in many ways once you are done killing the aphids.
Liquid castle soap and baking soda can be used in a 1 gal spray jug of water.I haven't planted them in the ground yet, they already have orange bugs.I did it again because the bugs came back.
The milkweed has been taken over by the pests.Half of the plants are almost dead after I tried to remove them with my hands.I found a lot of caterpillar and plucked them up, but I don't know if I should spray the plants or leave them alone.The insects are all the way down to the dirt on some plants.
Put a small amount of dawn dish soap into a spray bottle with some water and mix.Get the plant wet by Misting it.Most of them will be dead in 36 hours.You should repeat the ones you missed.For a long time, you can erraticate them.Spot spray after that.Spot spray next year if you do this early.
Does using the method of Dawn dishwashing liquid mixed with spray bottle with water harm the butterfly in any stage?
Dawn isn't bio-degradable if it gets into a stream or other water body.It is one of the few big name brands of dish soap that can claim to be bio degradable.You can use any soap that you research and determine to be safe.All kinds of insects will be killed by these soaps.
I've battled aphids for years while raising monarchs, and the most effective method that I use is simply blasting them off the plant with water.Use your hose to spray the caterpillars.It works like a charm.
I don't think the plants will survive the spray because they are relatively small.I have it, however...
Agree with this method.I use high water pressure to remove the insects from the plants.It can be hard to do but it works.The aphids are resistant to anything less than high water pressure.
You can remove them early using your fingers.If you get on it early, it will be manageable.It's better to act now instead of waiting for a full blown outbreak.You have to use a soap based solution to spray the plant.The damage is already done in the new green tips that grow when I use water to blast them off the plant.The younger caterpillars prefer the softer tips and don't do so well on the harder leaves.
Thank you Kenneth.I have been rinsing my fingers with water.I do it every day.Thank you for your reply.
Thank you so much!This is what I need.I planted milkweed for monarch butterflies and as soon as it sprouted, there were pests all over it.I really appreciate it!The Monarchs need to be saved!
I use 50% iso propyl alcohol and it does not leave a mark. I also use Castile soap and save monarchs.
Two years ago in South Georgia it was horrible.I read and read.Society garlic is in the allium family and French marigolds, so I planted them around the butterfly weed.During the summer, there were two areas of milkweed that did not have any marigolds.My issues with aphids were higher but I was able to manage them by cutting bad plant tips, mashing the bugs, and moving the caterpillars.Hope this helps someone else.
What does the society do with garlic and French marigolds?Is there a smell that the aphids don't like?There seem to be hundreds when I spray with the dawn and water.
I brought my swan plant indoors for the winter so that I could fight the bugs.It is tedious but effective to remove them by hand.The dish soap method is now being used.The wee buggers are also present in the soil.I sprayed the soil with an ant spray to keep them out for a couple of weeks.The monarchs prefer the swan plants over the milkweed varieties.I plant new ones every spring and they are skeletonized by the monarchs.It was perfect!
Did anyone read the article that recommended against almost everything that you are talking about?
This article suggests how to get rid of aphids.The monarch butterfly lays its eggs on the underside of the leaves.You kill the caterpillars before they grow.The only way to remove the pests is to inspect the plants every day in the spring.I found this year that a small amount of effort has paid off in plants that are free of pests.You just have to be willing to put in some time to inspect and kill each plant.
I vacuumed them off a couple of times.I own about 20 milkweed plants.I love the Monarchs.
I took a McDonald's cup filled with soapy water and knocked the insects off it.I poured out a pile of dead insects.It's better to not squeeze them with my fingers.
For the past couple of years, my milkweed plants have been destroyed by insects.My milkweed plants are destroyed when they attempt to flower.The only way I have been able to get rid of them is by squeezing them between my fingers.I am going to use compressed air to get rid of them.They will try a Giottos Air blaster to get rid of them.Giotto is used to blast dust off camera lens.
Thanks a lot for sharing these useful insights.I loved the information.This helped a lot.