Hello, I am trying to grow a raised vegetable garden. Was going well until I have been infested with these creatures. They are all over my zucchini and squash flowers and under leaf. They are spreading to my cucumbers. I have cut off severely infested leaves. Have sprayed with a white oil spray but it doesn’t seem to be working. Please help me save my garden.
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At first they reminded me of spider mites, but I don't see any webs.. maybe scale insects or thrips?
I generally use Eco Neem-Oil from Bunnings for just about anything. But this is quite the infestation, plus trying to clean them off before spraying seems like a massive task.
Are they on all your plants, or just a few? And the plants infested, are they from the same family?
@daveb I feel like you helped me figure out what these were on a different post before, but I cannot find it. Do you know anything?
I generally use Eco Neem-Oil from Bunnings for just about anything. But this is quite the infestation, plus trying to clean them off before spraying seems like a massive task.
Are they on all your plants, or just a few? And the plants infested, are they from the same family?
@daveb I feel like you helped me figure out what these were on a different post before, but I cannot find it. Do you know anything?
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Welcome to the forum Elise.
It looks you have a case of aphids. I would suggest to remove the most infested leaves and put it in a bag and bin it. After that wash your leaves twice daily with covering all sides of the plant, especially the undersides for the next couple of days to get on top of the pest. After that try a spray of white oil and keep monitoring.
Can you give us some more information about your garden and plants you have? This could have possible avoided by different companion planting or having additional predator attracting plants in your garden.
It looks you have a case of aphids. I would suggest to remove the most infested leaves and put it in a bag and bin it. After that wash your leaves twice daily with covering all sides of the plant, especially the undersides for the next couple of days to get on top of the pest. After that try a spray of white oil and keep monitoring.
Can you give us some more information about your garden and plants you have? This could have possible avoided by different companion planting or having additional predator attracting plants in your garden.
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Hi Mandy,
Thank you for your help. I haven’t seen any webs either. I was able to get a better zoomed in picture. They have attacked my zucchini and squash leaves and flowers the worst. Today I found them under some cucumber and pumpkin leaves. Seems like the broader leaf plants are coping it.
My garden isn’t very big so I will definitely get the Neem oil and wipe off what I can. Do you know of any preventative measures I can take or is the Neem oil the best way to stop them returning?
Thank you again for your help
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Hello and thank you so much.
I have removed a few bad leaves. I was worried about removing too many. I will definitely do as you suggest, thank you.
It’s my first ever garden bed so I think I got over excited when I planted. It has 2 rows it goes-
1st row Zucchini- squash-red onion- beetroot- cucumbers.
2nd row tomato- carrots-celery-brown onion- pumpkin.
The top row as well as the tomato and pumkin (he just falls over the side onto the ground) are growing alright. The carrots, onion and celery not so much.
Any tips and information to improve my skills and garden is greatly appreciated and will definitely be taken on board.
Thank you again
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looks like a serious aphid infestation mix up some spray get a spray bottle mix up the follow well in a gallon jug and decant into spray bottle wet top and bottom of leafs and stems if some plants are young dilute with another quart of water then spray the oil sufficates they and the baking powder leaves a residue that will chaff them the soap acts as a wetting agent, feel free to also mash to a pulp a hand full of garlic cloves to toss in the water, fresh basil leafs , and good hand full of fresh peperment leafs and steams well bruised
they are all deterants for various insects and boths that infestate plants
1/2 gallon of water
1 tablespoon baking soda
2 tablespoons of canola oil
2 tablespoons liquid dish soap
they are all deterants for various insects and boths that infestate plants
1/2 gallon of water
1 tablespoon baking soda
2 tablespoons of canola oil
2 tablespoons liquid dish soap
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there are numerous herbs that repel insects because of scent or iritation they cause to the insect . many are very affective with numerous insect as example pure peppermint oil mice and rhodents do not like it - Spiders - Mites and fleas - Ants - Cockroaches - Wasps - Mosquitoes -Bed bugs - certains types of ( Beetles - Moths and caterpillars )
are detered by it , its been shown many of the aromatc herbs we cook with also deter insects and pest basil makes a very good leaf to crush in hands to release the oils and then rubs on skin the keep mosquitoes away i went and loooked up a site i shared with a friend that has severe allergy to mosguitoes and she ued a spray mix i gave her and has not had a bite since
here is a decent list as a reference https://ownyardlife.com/120-plants-that-repel-bugs-and-insects-with-pictures/
6 plants you can grow around house patio or seating area to repel mosquitoes. or crush extract the oils and use to make a spray to repel mosquitoes and cen be used as sprays on plant areas, alternately you can buy ythe essential oils off amazon
Citronella Grass (Cymbopogon nardus) NOT citronell plant (Pelargonium citrosum), Basil, Lemon Balm, Peppermint, Lavender, Catnip
mix is simple any combination of the essential oils
1/3 cup witch hazel
40 drops of essential oil
alternately crush up and add the herbs to a qt of bottle of witch hazel and let it set to extract the oils bu these get to be pretty entailed with needd as much volume of the herb of plant as you fo the witch hazel or alocohol or vinegar base
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Oh wow that’s great information, thank you. I have those essential oils so I will make that repellent. I had a look at that website. I will get some pansy’s and marigolds around my garden and some more herbs, hopefully they will help deter the aphids.
Thank you so much for your help
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Have the above tips helped any?
yes i was curious if made the spray or any type of spray
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