Managing Aphids In The Garden

Managing Aphids In The Garden - Pepper Geek

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In this video, we talk about aphids. Aphids are a dreaded garden pest that commonly attack pepper plants. Learn about how to identify aphids, and how to control them in the garden!
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0:00 Identifying aphids
2:00 Beneficial insects
3:57 Manual removal
4:10 Insecticides
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@barendbats6272 Жыл бұрын

A picture of my mother-in-law scared off all the aphids in my garden. Killed the neighbors cherry tree as well. I think i'll rent her out as pest control. Silver lining 😂

@ifyify7876 4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂❤

@butterfrogfarms Жыл бұрын

We've got three 4'x8' raised beds with 10 peppers in each. We sow a ring of alyssum on the perimeter of each bed as well as alternating marigolds and dianthus down the center. We also have two 4'x4' plots of dense orchids near the pepper beds. Since the orchids stalks grow tall it is very easy to pick ladybug larvae off of them in the mornings and place them directly on any pepper plants that need a few extra aphid-eaters.

@JRileyStewart Жыл бұрын

Here's another treatment I've had great success with. Aphids are very vulnerable to high sugar solutions (this is why we don't see them in high BRIX plants). Sugars build up in aphid bodies and kill them in minutes-hours. 1 Tbsp of molasses or corn syrup per gallon of water is a good starting point. As the sugar solution dries, the sugars further concentrate and quickly become lethal to aphids. Plus, plants can uptake the sugars as a nutrient itself (especially molasses) and therefore get a double bang for the buck. About 10% of the aphids escape, so 2 or 3 treatments a day apart may be necessary. But I'd just leave them for the predatory insects to gobble up and monitor for heavy infestations later, and retreat if needed.

@PepperGuru Жыл бұрын

Love it. Juice em up baby!

@m373x Жыл бұрын

Great way to attract flies.

@JRileyStewart Жыл бұрын

@@m373x Really? Is that what you've found, or are you just speculating? I didn't see any "fly attraction."

@PepperGuru Жыл бұрын

@@m373x flies aren't a danger to plants in anyway. Infact, hover flies are your gardens best friend.

@m373x Жыл бұрын

@@PepperGuru House flies are vectors for many nasty disease. To name a few: Anthrax Cholera Salmonella Tuberculosis Typhoid etc. I'm not gonna mention other types of flies and the dangers they carry. Attracting flies is never a good idea, not to mention that spraying sugar on plants is bad for the plant in the first place due to osmosis that occurs that cause the plant to lose water (same mechanism that kills aphids).

@dmick9168 Жыл бұрын

in the past I have tried a peppermint oil pesticide and It worked pretty well, left minimal damage to my plants, and also smelled wonderful.

@elleh6907 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this EXCELLENT video!!! Love to see people promoting beneficials, explain why to not introduce non native ladybugs and saying it's ok not to freak out because you find a couple aphids. Very well done and appreciated.

@brianseybert2189 Жыл бұрын

Had an explosion of aphids in my grow room in late March. We had some temps in the 80's so I started to harden off some peppers. After about 3 days had to bring the peppers in because it got cold again. About a week later I started noticing some aphids, really did not think much about it, never had an aphid problem before. Long story short, I was overrun with aphids. Made the worse choice possible, used a dish wash solution. Lost a lot of everything. Many of the plants that survived, lost most of their leaves when hardening them off. Learned a valuable lesson. If they show up next spring I will purchase some lady bugs for inside. Thanks for the tip on lacewing eggs. Would love to be able to buy native live ladybug larva. Stay Well!!!

@dinosworkinonit3563 Жыл бұрын

Scrap the ladybugs for inside. they will die rather quickly. Use Neem oil, the cold pressed 100% Neem oil.

@youtubesucksforforcingthis Жыл бұрын

These buggers were the bain of my tomatoes for a few years. It took a while to get the beneficials to come in, but letting plants flower like carrot, dill, chamomile, hairy vetch, chive, sage, mizuna, and more, has really helped start to restore the balance of pests and beneficials. Sometimes I still need to bust out the soap though. I'll use the mrs meyers basil soap and mix in some hot pepper tea. It's been helpful with aphids, flea beetles, white flies, cabbage worms, and even helps keep the bunnies and groundhogs from clear cutting things.

@joannagel4681 Жыл бұрын

Great suggestions for balancing the health of our garden & aphids

@TheJackeeeo Жыл бұрын

Insecticidal soap for the win. I've also had success putting some Dr. Broners soap in a jar with water, then dipping a q-tip in the soapy water to specifically target the aphids by swabbing them. No trouble with disease developing from a little soap on the plant.

@SAVAGE09100 Жыл бұрын

Perfect timing for this … I have aphids on my plants.

@shellyhughes7270 Жыл бұрын

I was battling aphids inside on my hydroponic plants - I lost a lot of great pepper plants 😢. They got on my seedlings before they were ready to go outside. Once I got my plants outside I kept hosing them off my plants daily. I also planted tons of flowers (mostly marigolds and alyssum) which seem to be attracting lady bugs and hover flies. The aphid population has been greatly decreasing and it’s been easier to keep manually removing them.

@mikek5631 Жыл бұрын

Aphids are usually seen in my garden early on in the spring before the flowers get going and the beneficial insects start showing up. My routine is to spray with a neem oil and castile soap solution to combat the early spring wave until the garden gets in full swing. Neem oil and castile soap works great for me and my plants are better for it. If I were to wait for the beneficial insects to show up and help I'd have no plants for the growing season. I also think you should be careful recommending people to just wait for beneficial insects to show up because aphids also carry disease. Allowing aphids to hang around is a disaster waiting to happen. Yes, beneficial insects are the best way, but aphids should never be left untreated when first seen. If people don't get a handle on them early it's almost guaranteed that the plants will contract some type of disease.

@TheNordicfrost Жыл бұрын

I do the same thing, but I use peppermint oil instead. I used neem oil last season and all the leaves fell off (most likely my fault entirely). Funny enough, that plant bounced back and was my most productive plant. But peppermint oil seems to be working well, and less damaging to plants than neem oil.

@mikek5631 Жыл бұрын

@@TheNordicfrost Right on. I have a gardener friend who uses vegetable oil from his kitchen and swears by it. I've heard about leaf drop and neem oil but thankfully I have not experienced it. I use a very small ratio though and I always spray just after the sun is off my plants giving them as much time as possible before the next sun cycle. The castile soap I use is a peppermint scented soap. That peppermint stuff is magic. For whatever reason the pests hate the scent. Cheers.

@TheNordicfrost Жыл бұрын

@@mikek5631 My sister uses the peppermint soap and says it works really well. I had bought the unscented one, so might as well use that for now. But I'll definitely buy the scented one next time.

@nkvball808 Жыл бұрын

Totally agree aphids spread viruses and get out of control quickly. I stopped spraying my cucumbers because there were a lot of ladybugs and nymphs on the plant but they cannot control an infestation. 4 out of 5 cucumber plants were taken down by aphids.

@derekjf4311 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video as always! I just saw my first aphid of the year last night. Havent had to bust out the neem oil yet 🤞

@null__void Жыл бұрын

Love ya'll! Keep em coming

@621pw Жыл бұрын

Been squishing a few this year and also started using one of those silicone pastry brushes from the kitchen to..er..brush them off the leaves and stems. Has worked really well. I should imagine any little paintbrush or similar would be ok, too.

@charlesstuart1119 Жыл бұрын

❤ thanks will try that!

@ldzmn Жыл бұрын

My plants used to suffer every year with aphids! However, since I decided to let nettles grow in a segregated part of my garden near my polytunnel I have seen a HUGE reduction of aphids on my plants each YEAR since. No infestations! They love the tender new leaves of nettles! Seems they much prefer it to my chilli leaves. IF I have any, they are extremely few so I just squash them

@palmakertesz-xx8bd Жыл бұрын

As i noticed blooming oregano plant also attracts hoverflies and parasitoid wasps. It is win-win. I collect it for herb/tea and protects against aphids. It is easy to grow too. I recommend it planting in pot. Grows big really fast and can be uncontrollable in garden :)

@MK-cw4gw Жыл бұрын

Hey there!ove your channel and appreciate the info as a fellow pepper geek!

@lilvegan Жыл бұрын

I've planted more companion plants this spring than I have in my whole life and still ended up with the worst aphid infestation I've ever dealt with.

@sstills951 Жыл бұрын

I brought aphids over to your garden so your garden wouldn't be as good as mine. I sabotaged you.

@JRileyStewart Жыл бұрын

My first year of gardening I had every pest known to man; I almost quit because I don't like to kill anything (they're just trying to survive like we are). I began studying the role of soil microbiology and organic matter to plant health, and since then have focused my strategy more on feeding the soil than growing plants. This is my third season (Zone 7), and while I've seen pests like flea beetles, June bugs, and cabbage moths, their effect on the veggies themselves has been minimal. Plus, tolerance to heat stress is remarkable (so far). Organic gardening, high density planting of diverse species (I call this chaos gardening), lots of home-made compost, and regular feeding with home-made fermented plant/fruit juice seems to have worked wonders in my back-yard garden this year. Good luck!! BTW, my aphid infestation I mentioned earlier was in my flower beds, which I tend to neglect :( Haven't seen a single aphid in my veggie garden -KOW.

@OscarStone-pj2vx Жыл бұрын

What I do is make a cinnamon water solution doubles as a fertiliser aswell

@lifestapestry2968 Жыл бұрын

I use a mix of bicarbonate of soda and washing up liquid diluted in a spray. Does the job and cheap

@attilabiber Жыл бұрын

I'm living in a row house. Winged aphids just flying in. Plenty of ants. Insecticides are my solution (strictly between sunset and dusk). I still have plenty of pollinators. Marigolds, basil, borage, lobelia, plenty of flowers. If people in the neighborhood don't care you don't have much options.

@charlesstuart1119 Жыл бұрын

Olive oil and clove does work! ❤

@seal-n-shinedetailing7348 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for giving us knowledge. You guys rock !

@mistersmith8962 Жыл бұрын

Heard of KNF, Jadam? Guy grows amazingly productive pepper crops, naturally

@abc_cba Жыл бұрын

Please, do a video on fungal diseases and mites too. It's wrecking havoc all over my city.

@shellyhughes7270 Жыл бұрын

Last year I planted calendula and those were a great trap crop for aphids. My calendula died before I could get it outside this year because I had aphids in my grow room. I may check around some nurseries and pick some up, they just so seem so expensive when I know how cheaply I could grow them myself…

@FredGSanford-hu1uk Ай бұрын

1 tablespoon Dr bronners peppermint to 1 gallon of water. Works for me.

@marygrott8095 Жыл бұрын

I use a neem oil solution for aphids. They're totally out of control this year!

@TheInfamousHoreldo 9 күн бұрын

Yeah my solution is that I'm not growing peppers anymore lol I'm in the middle of a town and still cleaning aphids of my 3 pepper plants every day. The other plants have barely even seen an insect.

@xxxx85 Жыл бұрын

Hello guys, *I need urgent advice!* This night, my garden had a visit by a roe deer and her baby. They went for my biggest chili plant, and now roughly half the leaves or more are gone. I'm wondering, is the right course of action to nip off all the flowers and growing fruits from the plant, to let the plant spend all its energy on recovering? Or will this make very little difference and just leave me with less fruit? Thanks for any advice!

@Dantastic123 5 ай бұрын

5:10 i used dish soap once on a milkweed plant. It was so completely covered in aphids that it actually startled me when i walked by. A quick google search suggested dish soap. I gave the stem and leaves a couple squirts. The aphids DID all die, but so did the plant. Later that day, the entire plant was browning, and within the week, it was wilted to the ground. So i wouldn't suggest dish soap.

@PepperGeek 5 ай бұрын

Dish soap contains surfactant’s that can strip the leaves of your plants. It is not recommended. Insecticidal soap is different, and recommended for aphids!

@danhadley8204 Жыл бұрын

Need way more chilli growing updates.

@PepperGeek Жыл бұрын

Ok, stay tuned

@G-boi Жыл бұрын

Organic all purpose cleaning spray for all sorts of in house services kills them after 3 to 4 days of spraying the problem area's. DON'T forget to spray your plants down with water after 3 to 4 days.

@jimmyvgames3414 Жыл бұрын

you said something about a Ladybug house and now I'm very intrigued and am going to look into this. I might be over exaggerating on what these are/look like, but I'm hoping for something very lavish and over the top

@PepperGeek Жыл бұрын

You should make your own and make it a luxury ladybug hotel and spa 🤣

@Pixieworksstudio Жыл бұрын

You are a star!! I get sick and tired everyday of sounding like a stuck record on social media constantly telling people never to use dish soap! Thank you! Thank you!

@ffs6158 Жыл бұрын

Theyre the hardest thing for me and routinely decimate anything with a fast growing vine tip. Cucumbers, squash especially. They also deform and stunt okra and completely coat my dill and fennel flowers. It's very frustrating. I've tried the neem (it tends to burn the leaves in our hot sun even if applied at night, its still there the next day when its 105). I've tried manual removal, once they damage the plant it usually doesn't recover. If you don't act immediately you might as well pull the plant and replace it rather than waste your time trying to battle a pointless expensive fight.

@PreatorRaszagal Жыл бұрын

I usually just squash them and hope I find most of them before it becomes an infestation. I did buy some neem oil this year, but so far I haven't seen a single aphid **touch wood!** Ladybug larvae compared to a mature ladybug is such an awesome difference. One look like some predator from the dawn of time and the other one is just a cute little bug 😄What was that J x P x R (or whatever it said on the label) plant you were watering outside? It looked really pretty! 😍

@iwanttobelieve5970 Жыл бұрын

I brought a pepper in for the winter, big mistake. I lost a LOT of pepper plants and new tomatoes and peppers. I bought ladybugs and took out a few from the fridge (they stay suspended and asleep in the fridge) at a time indoors and they got rid of my aphid problem. I mistakenly thought I was done and let the rest go free when it was warm. And let me tell you, I harvested turnip greens yesterday (outdoors) full of aphids. I gave the bad leaves to my chickens and I had to wash them in water and apple cider vinegar and rinsed them numerous times and inspected each leaf before cooking. It was a pain. I recommend ladybugs if you're growing indoors. They aren't a nuisance and they work amazingly indoors.

@Evil-Rod-Farva Жыл бұрын

Aphids are the Eric Cartman of every garden. Annoying and always hungry.

@TTSWINC Жыл бұрын

One thing not often mentioned is that aphids love nitrogen, and the growth on plants that have been fed too much nitrogen. A common problem, and one I was guilty of years ago, is people dumping too much high nitrogen fertilizer in their gardens.

@JRileyStewart Жыл бұрын

Yep, N fertilizers can suppress the microbiology in the soil and thereby produce fast growing but unhealthy plants. And that's exactly what nature's cleaning crews (like aphids) love.

@leakedplaystationparty Жыл бұрын

I have had an absolute nightmare this year with black aphids everywhere. I’ve recently chopped back a nearby bush that they was using to multiply.

@joecanales9631 Жыл бұрын

I used to have problems with aphids inside my greenhouse. They seemed to be associated with ants who were ‘farming’ them. I got some lacewing eggs a couple years ago but didn’t see lots of them hatch although I occasionally have seen some since. This year I still see ants but no bad aphid infestation inside the greenhouse. I live borderline to a desert and outside many sotol grow and flower. I noticed the one closest to the greenhouse was covered in aphids and ants tending to them. I decided to leave them alone hoping to attract predatory insects, instead it attracted deer who ate the infected flowers. I think they liked the honey dew of the sweet aphids. They also trim off my blueberry bush and roses, but I don’t mind.

@Ottawajames Жыл бұрын

The way insects breathe is through these organelles on their thorax called spiracles. They're sort of like pores. So I've found that using one of those hand pumped aerosolizer for cooking oil filled with mineral oil as a spot treatment for infestations of anything really. The oil blocks the spiracles and essentially suffocates the insect. It would work with vegetable oil just the same but that attracts other insects, I found that out the hard way. Just be careful not to saturate the leaves because the oil blocks the leaves too. Otherwise, it's not toxic and doesn't contain any harsh chemicals or poison.

@dianamengel8011 Жыл бұрын

Is Safe good?

@tanglediver 4 ай бұрын

Here in the southwest, Sweet Alyssum is very invasive, beware.

@1979utuber Жыл бұрын

on average, how many aphids could be on a plant in the plant? still survive. give him that it's in the springtime and younger. thanks.

@roeboy8212 Жыл бұрын

I hatched two Praying Mantis egg pods and released about 200-400 Praying Mantis’ in my garden. They were the native Carolina Mantis. Excited to see how it pans out

@viawilderness Жыл бұрын

Wow you're kidding! Let me know how that goes. We have mantis in Indiana but hardly ever see them

@joshaquino4498 Жыл бұрын

Did you ever find out which fertilizer worked best on your 5 jalapeños?

@PepperGeek Жыл бұрын

Yes, we have a video about the experiment here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jdF_erGZmrzFgYE.html

@shaquilleestampador2722 Жыл бұрын

Neem Oil?

@chrisfoxart 10 ай бұрын

I suppose no replacement for garden predators. Jumping Spiders and Black Wasps are my favorite.

@dust6242 Жыл бұрын

Have you tried Organicide?

@ballincobalt4184 Жыл бұрын

I’ve never had a issue with aphids getting out of control, so I haven’t had to deal with them yet, I do hate ladybugs tho as they make their way into homes for the winter

@CathyBenscoter Жыл бұрын

Those are Asian beetles, not lady bugs.

@ballincobalt4184 Жыл бұрын

@@CathyBenscoter yes there are probably some of those in the mix as well

@dansmarques Жыл бұрын

Nice Tips, but the biggest problem is the mites

@ThatBritishHomestead Жыл бұрын

We tend to get them indoors but outside im ok! i think its the lady birds

@_The_Oracle1975 10 ай бұрын

I used the baking soda with vinegar and it killed my bellpepper plants. I also have tried the neem oil

@PepperGeek 10 ай бұрын

Yes, we would never recommend vinegar on any plants. Try insecticidal soap next time, good luck!

@lelenbates3367 4 ай бұрын

A refrigerator filter will not reduce water hardness. If in doubt get a gallon of distilled water for $1.

@nervousisotope5480 Жыл бұрын

I don't do anything with outdoor aphids; if they are able to attack a plant to the point of being a problem, then the plant was put outside too early or suffering from another condition.

@GreyManFaustus Жыл бұрын

I just kidnapped a bunch of ladybug larvae from nearby plants. I imagine them worshipping me as some kind of beneficial deity, who drops them in a magical paradise of neverending feasts.

@myurbangarden7695 Жыл бұрын

I just have to spray them away and add DE

@user-dz6xz5md5k Жыл бұрын

Since I have been planting marigolds I have never had another aphid

@Cursed_cass Жыл бұрын

I have a ton of insects. I dont the option of being nice about them bexause they destroy my plants and spread infection. I already have too many flies and ants.

@PepperGeek Жыл бұрын

Don’t worry about ants! Unless they’re fire ants they really shouldn’t be a problem. Whatever is damaging the plants, it’s most likely not them

@jamesbrandon8520 Жыл бұрын

I’ve never had a problem with aphids, but I do have a problem with grasshoppers, I live in the country with farm land all around me and it seems like every other year there is a plague of them, I can put out 10 pepper plants and the next day there’s nothing but stems left, and they are impossible to kill, you just have to give up

@caseykish6763 Жыл бұрын

Have you tried bug netting?

@jamesbrandon8520 Жыл бұрын

@@caseykish6763 yes I bought it to late last year but it’s going good so far this year, but still a pain to work with

@user-ue2ts8dr8p Жыл бұрын

Try Nolo bait.

@jamesbrandon8520 Жыл бұрын

@@user-ue2ts8dr8p I’ve used it a couple years ago and haven’t been able to find it again, everybody is always out of it in the spring, and that’s all of the online stores

@marygrott8095 3 ай бұрын

I manage aphids with neem oil.

@regatta2k Жыл бұрын

Future news woman. Toot toot :)

@lnlilglhltllllll1871 Жыл бұрын

I took care of the ants that bring them...surar water boric acid....1/3 boric acid...make it watery

@brianduncan8276 Жыл бұрын

Using soap with water and Neem Oil is very beneficial, however using a soap with a degreaser is harmful.

@edwardgalian9260 Жыл бұрын

neem oil + castile soap + lukewarm water

@nancyadams9228 Жыл бұрын

Aphids had all of my varieties curly before I realized they were there.

@user-hn9fr7mn3x Жыл бұрын

No more pesticides! I can’t even remember the last time I’ve seen a honey bee. Stay natural friends.

@charlesstuart1119 Жыл бұрын

❤absolutely right! I use olive oil and clove powder mix on the base of the plant 🌿 they hate it!❤

@jacobandrews3738 3 ай бұрын

It's not the honey bee that is in trouble, honeybees are not even native to the Americas and have higher populations now than ever, the native species, relatively unknown to the general public, are at real risk of extinction

@yacoabreu9 Жыл бұрын

The thing about the dish soap and it being bad on the leaves is not true.

@rustyshacklfort9508 Жыл бұрын

“ more then half of the ladybugs will fly away anyway “ ha try all of them .

@charlesstuart1119 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha not funny if they fly away!

@MightyGreedo Жыл бұрын

I ain't buyin bugz to get rid of bugz.

@kennyballoo8701 10 ай бұрын

I blast them with a hold bunch of chemicals

@roywarriner8441 5 ай бұрын

Filtering hard water gives you filtered hard water not soft water.

@philsamsa216 Жыл бұрын

What about the nightmare of aphids indoors like in a hydroponic garden? Neem oil works but takes time. Aphids literally destroyed 60% of my indoor paradise! Every tomato plant died and most peppers were crippled if not ruined. Total disaster. Seems that the green flying aphids preferred certain varieties of peppers over others. Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggh!!!!

@MorroccoM13 Жыл бұрын

H2O2 - Hydrogen peroxide in a 1:4 ratio with water. The peroxide will release release the extra oxygen molecule as it breaks down. I also like the smush method.

@79PoisonBreaker Жыл бұрын

The only aphid problems I've had were the cause of ants farming them. I use DE (diatomatious earth) to get rid of the ants then just spray with hose to remouv aphids.