unwelcome visitors!!

[Madi]

My favourite plants are blooming and I can't wait to see all white snowballs everywhere,

but I have some unexpected visitors too

lots and lots of hungry animals all eating away all the leaves.


normally when you walk under the flowers, it snows on you,
but now, I am afraid to touch the plants
scared something else falls down on me!

 

[faerywings]

I get so upset when critters eat my plants. The last 2 years, I have had infestations on my lilies. The first year, I had to cut them to the ground and treat the soil they were so bad. Last year, I had to remove the larvae by hand before they ate the leaves completely so it was not as devastating to the plant (although my stomach was uke: )
I hope that you are able to enjoy your snowballs from afar!

 

[felis]

I'm on the opposite side, because this is how the Nature works! Everyone is welcome! :cool2:

 

[timounette]

you can put diatomaceous earth at the foot of your hydrangeas, or spray water with a spoon of black soap

 

[AZK]

I lost part of an Alberta Spruce a couple of years ago to spider mites, and a 20-year old climbing rose to some sort of virus the year before that. It just breaks this gardener's heart to have that happen.

 

[veer]

ladybugs is a good natural solution! You can normally order this somewhere

 

[VickiStegall]

Oh, ick!

 

[faerywings]

What is black soap? I used regular dish soap and water to wash the leaves of the lilies and sprayed them with neem oil. I am open to any new ideas.
Scott "raises" praying mantises- he orders egg sacs online and then when they hatch, he puts them out in gardens.

Angie- I feel your pain. I was devastated when I had to cut my lilies down.

 

[clindoeil]

I use also "SAVON NOIR" in french ! lol .... black soap ....
it works well ! and is natural !

I dilute the black soap in water and spray it on the roses or all the plants attacked by the aphids

 

[taxed4ever]

Ladybugs are best for these kinds of pests!!

 

[Madi]

My plants are as big as trees, flowers from 1.50 metre to 3.00 metre high, and 3.00 metre wide, so spraying is not really an option.
We had a lot of rain and storm last night, but they did not wash away.
for now they are eating the leaves, not the flowers. I just hope the plant stays healthy!