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Hello, I used aphids in r&d for a few years. I would use predatory bugs and fungi- lacewing, lady bugs, mantids,and a small stick like insect thats native here for the soil line and above. Then nematodes and Beauveria bassiana for below the surface. I noticed the soil aphids would build a resistance to the fungi through the generations though.
These plants were all infected in veg and cleaned up for a breeding project. We were looking into different triggers and if we could cause a natural defense and would that in turn be passed to the progeny. Fun stuff.
If you see them and you say I'll do it tomorrow, you'll likely never get ahead of them. Best is to be proactive and set an ipm up that works in your area. I always run positive flow rooms unless breeding.
These plants were all infected in veg and cleaned up for a breeding project. We were looking into different triggers and if we could cause a natural defense and would that in turn be passed to the progeny. Fun stuff.
If you see them and you say I'll do it tomorrow, you'll likely never get ahead of them. Best is to be proactive and set an ipm up that works in your area. I always run positive flow rooms unless breeding.