Aphids can chew through your garden or plant nursery in a single season. They’re difficult to get rid of. They suck the sap out of plants and transmit plant viruses that make it difficult for your garden to recover.
Aphids also attract ant infestations, since the ants enjoy eating the sugary deposits they leave (ants will even actively “milk” aphids). Few people know ants will actually herd aphids like livestock, protect them from predators, and have even been known to store aphid eggs in their nests and carry newborns to fresh plants. Nature can be surprising, but you probably don’t want that surprise turning up in your garden. That’s because plants that have sustained aphid damage will yellow, then curl, stop growing, brown, wilt and eventually die.
Aphids are a particularly difficult nuisance to address. Simple insecticide treatments may slow them, but they may also have little effect. Instead, you may need management.
That requires a unique plan for every situation, depending on the size of your garden, whether it’s indoor or outdoor, the kinds of plants you have and the other kinds of insects in your area. Not many businesses specialize in these areas, but Slug-A-Bug has a good, reliable history of eliminating aphids. We’ll take a look at your infestation, sit down with you and create a unique plan to save your plants, and keep your garden as beautiful as it can be.