Aphids are unquestionably garden pests you want to get free of if they ’re in your garden . aphid are the wingless spawn of the odd - wingedaphid , that feed by sucking the tomfool from plants .
This can result to large amounts of crop damaged in a unforesightful clock time as they multiply rapidly .
A single aphid can grow 600 billion descendants in ONE season !
To make matter worse ant like to ‘ farm ’ aphid to keep them live and corrode the odoriferous ambrosia they produce . And to top it off they reproduce asexually ( Parthenogenesis ) so that means they reproduce without actually mating .
Seems like a lost cause does n’t it ? ! gratefully there are a few ways to prevent aphids .
How to Get Rid of Aphids Naturally
Prevent and Get Rid of Aphids with Ladybugs
Ladybugs are capable of consume up to 50 to 60 aphids per daybut will also eat a variety of other worm and larvae including scale , mealy bug , leaf hoppers , mites , and various types of gentle - bodied insects ( awesome right wing ? ! ) .
Both the adult and larvae are predators , and aphid are their favorite food !
Ladybugs are run to the frilly leave of absence of plants like dill , carrot , celery , parsley , fennel , wild Daucus carota sativa ( Queen Anne ’s lace ) and also flowers like dandelions and tansy .
Plants that Repel Aphids
I like to grow carrots and celery around the brassicas which helps to draw ladybug ( celery also has a scent event ) . I then inter - plant some alliums to discourage pests off both the brassicas and the carrots ( like for carrot fly ) .
Then I ’ll add some herbs like basil around the niche and hurl in some nasturtiums flowers in random places for a beautiful and beneficial anti - aphid garden bed .
I also made a border edge of Calendula flower ( depict above ) which is both pretty and warm - smell .
More Tips on How to Prevent Aphids
So to summarize . Aphids are so plaguy . But companion planting is the best method acting for long - term aphid prevention !
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