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Aphid infestation in my basement nursery. Help! #751672
Asked May 23, 2021, 9:56 PM EDT
St. Louis County Minnesota
Expert Response
Thank you for writing.
Here is some information. https://pnwhandbooks.org/sites/pnwhandbooks/files/insect/horticultural-landscape-ornamental/content/pdf/pdfs/insect21-fbiologicalcontrolofnurserypests.pdf
https://ag.umass.edu/greenhouse-floriculture/fact-sheets/aphids-on-greenhouse-crops
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/r280300111.html
Personally, I have had excellent control using ladybugs.
I hope this helps
Thank you for your reply. Have you actually used ladybugs in an indoor nursery with seedlings? I've used ladybugs in an outdoor setting but never indoors. I am growing primarily edibles, except for several flats of zinnias. Thanks.
Thank you for writing back.
I have not but the references that I sent you refer to their use in greenhouses. The search strategy that I used was for nursery aphids with a tilt to edu which means academic institutions.