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carlos_asut

Aphids vs Light reflecting mulch. Will it work?

20 years ago

I have a very bad infestation of aphids in my arugula.

I read somewhere that mulching with any material that reflect light will confuse the insects because they will not be able to tell the difference between UP or DOWN.

Does anybody have tried this? What were the results?

Thanks for your help.

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