How to Prevent Aphid Infestations
- Monitor your plants. Beginning early in the season, check your plants frequently for the presence of aphids, paying close attention to plants you've found aphids on before. ...
- Check for ants. ...
- Plant onions. ...
- Don't over fertilize your plants. ...
- Catch the problem early.
How do you keep aphids away?
How to Get Rid of Aphids
- Spray with Water. The safest and fastest way to control aphids is to spray them off your plants with a strong stream of water from the garden hose. ...
- Insecticidal Soaps and Horticultural Oil. ...
- Crush Aphids With Your Fingers. ...
- Use Row Covers in Your Vegetable Garden. ...
- Remove Weeds.
Does vinegar keep aphids away?
If your plants are infested, you can get rid of aphids with a simple natural remedy – vinegar spray. Mix white vinegar with water in a ratio of 1:3 to make a vinegar solution. Pour it into your garden sprayer and spray the infested plants, covering the undersides of leaves and stems where aphids like to hide.
