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Brugmansia
sammyqc

Yay! Aphids are back!!

18 years ago

I noticed the other day, the one huge white noid that I keep in hubby's office, was moving! Haha. I hadn't checked it for a while (okay, yeah, I kind of forget about it). And it is so gross, just crawling with the buggers. So the battle has begun. Once again. I seem to play this out every winter, and I can control them, but never totally eliminate them. They seem to love the office, that is always where it starts. I guess it is warmer in there than my dining room, which is where I store most of them.

So out with my soapy alcohol spray, time to do some aphid damage. Wish I could find some lady bugs to have a nice feast, but this time of year, they're all sleeping.

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