Aphids, commonly known as greenfly or blackfly, are miniature soft shell bugs that enjoy attaching themselves to the underside of leaves in your yard and sucking the sap out of your plants. While aphids enjoy the nutrients they get, it’s extremely damaging to your plants and can cause damage and eventually kill them if left untreated. Aphids can be almost impossible to spot given their size. Although, that obviously becomes easier when you have an infestation.
They may be small, but they multiply quickly resulting in the ability to cause a lot of damage. Before you grab an insecticide and spray it around your plants as soon as you spot a problem, it’s worth looking at these 9 things to consider before using pesticide in your yard. Insecticides are harmful to a variety of insects in your garden, some of which are friends, not foe. Alongside hurting these insects, you’ll also be damaging the environment. Both of which aren’t necessary in the plight against aphids as we detail below. Here's seven natural ways to deter them from your yard.
