No aphids...first time in years

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

I love many heliopsis plants but due to the inevitable aphid infestation that occurs sometime in later August and into September in my area I regretfully had removed all of them over the past decade. As of now I have only one ie "Burning Hearts" which I have had for a few years now. Throughout the late summer I kept checking BH expecting to see aphids but quite surprisingly I can say that there were none this season; I dont recall this happening (or not happening) in many years...Id love to know why.

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dbarron
6 years ago
I don't ever have aphids on heliopsis, but for me, swamp milkweed is the poor victim of repeated aphid infections. This year, I only had one, and I washed them off with a hose and it didn't reoccur.
rouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a)
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6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Yup, I have spritzed with water but for me it is only a temporary fix.

(Another insect that is notably absent from our property this season are ants; again not sure why but I suspect this actually isnt a good sign)
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dbarron
6 years ago
Oh, don't worry I've had enough ants in the house (infesting primarily orchid pots, but also adenium) that I can repopulate the county. Oh, they also were all over my lawnmower battery chargers all spring too. No shortage of those.