How can I get rid of aphids without harming monarch caterpillars?
I don't want to spray my plants due to my Monarch Caterpillars, I have been just rubbing the aphids off the plants. Only on my mileweed plants. Don't have them on the rest of my garden, this is the first time I have had them at all. I can't water heavily due to again my baby Cats growing. Is their something I can put on the plants that won't hurt my caterpillars. Thanks
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Hand scraping is safest, but you could also get some ladybugs, put some netting over the plant like a large mesh laundry basket or something you can secure to the ground so it can't fall over. Put the ladybugs in there and in a few days let them out after they eat them.
I would suggest buying a vial of ladybugs
Ladybugs will eat those aphids and leave the caterpillars alone.
OK this is simple use this mixture. Get a spray bottle and fill it with water and like 10 drops of green, Palmolive dish soap. It must be the green kind. Sprayed on your plants. Aphids absolutely hate it and it won’t harm anything. You have to reapply after rain
Thanks so much I keep taking them off by hand, LOL but will do that. I only have dawn but 99cent store has the palmolive. Thanks for responding.