PROLIFIC APHIDS A CHALLENGE TO CONTROL.(CNY)(Column) From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: January 16, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of The Herald Co. by the Gale Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: CAROL BRADFORD CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Dear Carol: We have a problem with honeysuckle aphids. We've had them almost 15 years now, and have tried all the Ortho products plus Sevin.

We went all natural for five years with ladybugs and garlic bulbs. Nothing works. Last year, we used laundry detergent and damaged the leaves. We killed most of the aphids, but they came back.

We have also cut down the hedge six times and had it all hauled away. The hedge is 140 feet long and we have over 100 of the bushes. - J.W., Camillus

Dear J.W.: Aphids are tiny, ...

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