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PEST CONTROL FOR APHIDS
TREATING FOR APHIDS:
Because nature has its own way of dealing with things treating for aphids is not always necessary. Aphids have natural predators and in the right environment an aphid problem can take care of itself. Aphids are one of the worst plant destroying insects there are. There is over 4000 different species of aphids worldwide and out of that 4000 there are about 250 different species that present problems for the growing industry and home gardeners.
Some of the more common natural predators to aphids are Ladybugs, Parasitic Wasps, Lacewings and Crab Spiders. Ants on the other hand are friends of the aphid. This relationship between the ant and the aphid exists because the aphid produces honeydew that is part of the ants diet. Ants will actually farm aphids and protect them from their natural predators to secure their food source. Ants will go to the extent of attacking ladybugs that are trying to
feed on the aphids. Aphids will destroy plant life buy feeding on the plant and sucking the sap out through a food canal. Aphids can also transmit disease and virus to plants from their saliva.
There are more then 100 different types of diseases and viruses that can damage and destroy plants from an aphid’s saliva. Another means of damage to plant life is fungus development from the honeydew aphids produce that covers the leaves.
If there is an ant colony farming the aphids on your plants then the process of natural predators taking care of your problem will not work. At this point you will need to deal with the problem by hiring a qualified pest control company to eliminate the aphids or addressing the problem yourself.
There are special chemicals that need to be applied to get rid of this type of insect called systemic chemicals. The plant absorbs the chemicals and the plant becomes lethal to the insect invasion. In the case of treating plants that produce food they wood need to be treated with organic materials in order to ensure the food is not poisoned, We can diagnose the problem and come up with the proper solutions ensuring the health of you vegetation and the safety of the home owner.