Re: [GSAS-Member] Aphids are sucking the life out of the pond

["Hess, Clay A" <clay.a.hess@boeing.com>]

Thanks Betty....I will forward this on as an option too. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Betty Goetz [mailto:haika@drizzle.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 9:55 AM
To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Aphids are sucking the life out of the pond

> I wouldnt use any checmicals.....but with spraying them off with the 
> garden hose, it will make a difference....it just takes patients, and 
> you will need to do it more than once.

I agree with Trish and I do spray off my water lily pads every afternoon
when I'm out watering anyway. I've found that having some whiteclouds in
the pond helps as well as they tend to be faster at eating the aphids
floating on the water. By the time the goldfish get around to it, the
aphids have climbed back onto vegetation. I am starting to see a few
black aphids on my waterlilies as of this week. Not many....so hopefully
the spray treatment will help keep them under control.

Betty Goetz

_______________________________________________
GSAS-Member mailing list
GSAS-Member@thekrib.com
http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member
_______________________________________________
GSAS-Member mailing list
GSAS-Member@thekrib.com
http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member