Deal with aphids organically: Method 2

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Method 2: Drowning. Helen explains how aphids breathe and how to drown them with a fatty acid solution.

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Aphids
Aphididae

A close up of 2 rosy apple aphids Dysaphis plantaginea on a plant

Rosy Apple Aphid
Dysaphis plantaginea

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Permanent Currant Aphid
Aphis schneideri

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Pear-Bedstraw Aphid
Dysaphis pyri

A close up photo of an Aphis nerii Oleander aphid on a plant

Oleander Aphid
Aphis nerii

A close up photograph of a Brachycaudus helichrysi leaf-curling plum aphid on a flower to scale

Brachycaudus helichrysi
Brachycaudus helichrysi

A close up of Cinara cupressi on Cypruss

Cypress Aphid
Cinara cupressivora

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Rose Aphid
Macrosiphum rosae

Woolly Aphid
Eriosoma lanigerum

A wingless Tuberolachnus salignus giant willow aphid on a branch

Giant Willow Aphid
Tuberolachnus salignus

A close up of a Hyperomyzus lactucae currant-sowthistle aphid wingless nymph

Currant-Sowthistle Aphid
Hyperomyzus lactucae

A close up of Elatobium abietinum green spruce aphids on spruce

Green Spruce Aphid
Elatobium abietinum

A close up image of cotton and melon aphids Aphis gossypii on a cotton leaf

Melon Aphid
Aphis gossypii

A close up photo of a Macrosiphum albifrons Lupin aphid colony

Lupin Aphid
Macrosiphum albifrons

Black Bean Aphid
Aphis fabae

A close up photo of waterlily aphids Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae on a water lily

Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae

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Myzus ligustri
Myzus ligustri

A close up of a Amphorophora idaei Large European raspberry aphid colony on a plant stem

Amphorophora idaei
Amphorophora idaei

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Macrosiphum funestum
Macrosiphum funestum

A close up of the blisters formed by Cryptomyzus ribis Currant blister aphid

Currant Blister Aphid
Cryptomyzus ribis

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Macrosiphum hellebori
Macrosiphum hellebori

Cabbage Aphids
Brevicoryne brassicae

A close up of a green plant infested with Myzus cerasi

Cherry Blackfly
Myzus cerasi

A close up photograph of a large sow thistle aphid infestation

Large Sow Thistle Aphid
Uroleucon sonchi

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Rose Root Aphid
Maculolachnus submacula

A Woolly beech aphid Phyllaphis fagi

Phyllaphis fagi
Phyllaphis fagi

A photograph of Hyalopterus pruni mealy plum aphid on the back of a grass/ reed leaf

Hyalopterus pruni
Hyalopterus pruni

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Aphis idaei
Aphis idaei

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