Remove aphids from roses

Cultivate Roses, aphids can come to visit. These pests are most common in the garden. It is primarily the so-called rose aphids that your flowers like.

When aphids spread

Do you want the little animals on a rose as lice identify, you have to get very close to them. After all, their stature only measures a few millimeters. The body color can be yellow, green or black.

If aphids have settled on a host plant, they multiply rapidly and form colonies. With their trunks they suck the delicious sap from the young shoots, buds and leaves and lay their eggs on the underside of the leaves. As a result, the leaves curl up and deform. The roses are getting ugly.

Another indication of a pest infestation is the so-called honeydew. This is the sugary, sticky excretion of the insects. This sweet is an ideal breeding ground for fungal diseases. Also be Ants attracted to milk the lice. With the honey they ingest possible viruses and transmit them to healthy plants.

Free roses from pests

There are several ways to control aphids. These range from environmentally friendly home remedies to natural enemies and insecticides. Spray the flowers with a nettle or soap stock, but not in strong sunlight. Otherwise there will be slight burns on the plants.

Home remedies to fight aphids

measure	Manufacturing	use
water	generate a powerful jet of water	Rinse pests from plants
Nettle broth	Mix 1 part of nettles with 10 parts of water and let the brew steep for 2 to 3 days	Spray roses with the broth regularly
Soap suds	Dissolve 1 tablespoon of soft soap or curd soap in 1 liter of hot water, pour the cooled lye into a spray bottle; You can strengthen the agent with a few splashes of alcohol	spray the infected flowers with the lye; if necessary, repeat the process more often
Cigarette and tobacco stock	Boil cigarette or tobacco residues in water or let them steep in water for a few days, straining off the brown brew	Spray the roses several times

Fight lice with beneficial insects

Probably the most reliable means of Pest Control, but also for prevention, are the beneficial insects. All of these natural enemies are available from specialist retailers. You can Beneficial insects also order online.

Ladybug are the most famous lice-eaters. They destroy a large number of prey in a short period of time. You can collect the beetles yourself from meadows and bushes, for example. Look under the plant leaves, because that's where the larvae sit.

Another enemy is the catchy tune. Hang a small clay flower pot filled with straw, hay, or wood wool, with the opening facing down, in the roses. The animals gladly accept the possibility of shelter. When the lice are gone, remove the housing so that the earwigs do not get to the plants.

If the infestation is already large, the hover flies help. Their larvae are extremely hungry for aphids. Contrary to the warmth-needing ladybugs, they stay on the roses even when the weather is cool.

Getting rid of pests with chemical means is not necessary. When used correctly, home remedies or beneficial insects are completely sufficient. Pesticides also harm other insects such as bees and bumblebees.

Aphid prevention

• Strengthen the immune system of the plants with the best possible care.
• Avoid chemical plant chemicals.
• Fertilize with organic fertilizer.
• Attract useful animals through the diversity of plants.
• Use mulch, insect hotels, wild plants.
• Create an organic garden.

Pests have a hard time in a healthy garden. Various possibilities help with an annoying aphid infestation. If you make the right choice, the pests will disappear and the roses will just stay beautiful.