How to Control / kill Aphids on your Roses

So you have Aphids on your Roses. Here are a few simple ways to control them.

Things You'll Need

• Sprayer
• Dish soap
• Eucalyptus oil
• Diatomaceous Earth
• Garden duster

Instructions

1. 

   DISH SOAP & SPRAYER
   Get you garden sprayer or you can use any sprayer , like a windex sprayer ( clean it out well before using it.)

   In a large garden sprayer mix 6 table spoons of any common dish soap to a gallon of water, mix it around gentley, try avoid making it all foamy.

   In the small spray bottle , fill it with water & ad 1 table spoon of dish soap.

   Spray it all over the rose bush , top to bottom. Not sure if this kills them or just make the rose bush taste soapy & the aphids don't like it. I have cleared out loads of aphids this way

   Repete as needed

2. 

   Diatomaceous Earth ( Get it at a swimming pool supply store it cheaper there)
   Give a light but complete dusting to the whole rose bush. paying attention to the areas that have lots of aphids.
   Diatomaceous Earth dries up the aphids & they DIE.

   Diatomaceous Earth is safe , non-toxic ,Natutral way to kill any gargen pest that has a exoskeleton (external skeleton ). Like Fleas , Roaches Ticks , Ants ect...

3. 

   EUCALYPYUS OIL

   Mix 4 TABLE SPOONS of Eucalyptus oil wioth 1 gallon of water

   Eucalyptus oil/ water mix can be sprayed directly onto roses , it will not kill them ,But it will keep them off your roses.

   Repete as needed

Tips & Warnings

• All of these methods will get rid of or kill the Aphids for a while . You will need to repete this every few weeks or so. As the mixtures get washed off your roses, you will need to reaply.

• HAPPY GARDENING