Aphids can be a challenging plant pest in the garden. It's not that they're difficult to kill, and there's no lack of natural predators but they're particularly good at reproduction. That's their superpower! So even if you can wipe aphids (aka greenfly) out on one plant or another, they'll literally drop in from the sky when you're not looking and begin another outbreak. In this video I'll discuss why heavy pesticides or any attempt at exclusion are poor longterm strategies for dealing with aphids and I'll talk about targeted and biological alternatives.

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Aphid live birth (1) by Lennart Tange CC BY 2.0

Aphid live birth (2) by MedievalRich CC BYSA 3.0

Aphids parasitized by Norbert Nagel CC BYSA 3.0

Aphidius wasp by Nikk from Peterborough, UK CC BY 2.0

Aphidius diagram Des Helmore / Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research CC BYSA 4.0