Aphid Infestation

[jeffashman]

Aphids have invaded my Butterfly Milkweed. What a bunch of sap-suckers... it was incredibly windy today, so I had shutter speed high, but I also had the aperture at f/8 in hopes that something would be in focus in the finished image. All images shot with the EOS R7

1 Tamron 18-400mm @400mm f/6.3 1/1000 ISO 250
oct13202301 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

2 Sigma 105mm Macro f/8 1/2000 ISO 2000
oct13202302 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

3 Sigma 105mm Macro f/8 1/2000 ISO 2000
oct13202303 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

4 Sigma 105mm Macro f/8 1/2000 ISO 2000 severe crop
oct13202304 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

 

[hemlock1962]

little buggers! lol.

 

[Jeff15]

Wow, you do have a problem.....

 

[jeffashman]

They are quite tiny. Unfortunately, no ladybird bugs to keep them in check.

 

[Ysarex]

They are quite tiny. Unfortunately, no ladybird bugs to keep them in check.

Soapy water -- spray them. It won't harm the plant. I had them early this season on a plum tree. Two sprayings with soapy water did the trick.

 

[Donde]

Wow, beautiful!

 

[mikbone]

never seen yellow aphids before...Nice set..

 

[jeffashman]

Wow, beautiful!

Thank you!

never seen yellow aphids before...Nice set..

Thank you!

 

[John 2]

Nice set and as someone said, soapy water.

 

[mjcmt]

Gross little buggers. Infested my chives a few years ago and couldn't rid them so had to remove the chives. Your photos say it all.

 

[mikbone]

they are next to impossible to get rid of.

 

[Donde]

Fascinating. Well done.

 

[mikbone]

 

[terri]

Nice macro shots! Aphids are nasty, but I agree with the soapy water suggestion. It's not toxic to the plants and the aphids should disappear.

 

[jeffashman]

Nice set and as someone said, soapy water.

Thanks!

Gross little buggers. Infested my chives a few years ago and couldn't rid them so had to remove the chives. Your photos say it all.

Thanks! Yes, they can overwhelm a garden if not kept in check.

they are next to impossible to get rid of.

Yep.

Fascinating. Well done.

Thank you!

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Nice!

Nice macro shots! Aphids are nasty, but I agree with the soapy water suggestion. It's not toxic to the plants and the aphids should disappear.

Thank you!