[gardeners] aphids by the thousands

Annetta Green (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 8 Apr 2001 16:19:59 -0400 

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I just spent a half an hour cleaning off my gardenia.  It was totally =
covered with aphids.  I have never seen anything like it.  There were =
buds so thick with aphids all you could see was the little leaflets =
sticking out of the top.  I ended up taking a soft bristle tooth brush =
to the smallest, and worst infested to get them all out of the little =
crevices.  Worse is this is the third time I have done this in the last =
few weeks.  I tried a little soapy water, but the leaves on those =
branches turned black and died after a couple of days.  Is there =
anything else you might recommend, or should I keep going with the water =
treatment? =20

I was able to save the two flowers that were on it this time (last time =
they fell off)  I never realized these could be so much work. =20
Anne in FL
zone 9b, sunset 26

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I just spent a half an hour cleaning = off my=20 gardenia.  It was totally covered with aphids.  I have never = seen=20 anything like it.  There were buds so thick with aphids all you = could see=20 was the little leaflets sticking out of the top.  I ended up taking = a soft=20 bristle tooth brush to the smallest, and worst infested to get them all = out of=20 the little crevices.  Worse is this is the third time I have done = this in=20 the last few weeks.  I tried a little soapy water, but the leaves = on those=20 branches turned black and died after a couple of days.  Is there = anything=20 else you might recommend, or should I keep going with the water = treatment? =20
 
I was able to save the two flowers that = were on it=20 this time (last time they fell off)  I never realized these could = be so=20 much work. 
Anne in FL
zone 9b, sunset=20 26
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