Aphids May Be Trick or Treating in Your Garden!

Aphids are very small insects that feed on plant sap. Check the backside of the leaves of your vegetable crops to see if they may be trick or treating in your garden this Halloween!

Aphids particularly like to feed on kale, collards, turnips, and mustard greens. The leaves of plants infested with aphids usually appear cupped, crinkled, or deformed. Flip them to confirm whether aphids are the culprit.

If you find aphids treat with an organic insecticide like neem or insecticidal soap, or conventional products containing the active ingredient permethrin.

Find out more about detecting and managing aphids! Read the rest of the story on the Pender Cooperative Extension website: http://pender.ces.ncsu.edu/index.php?page=news&ci=LAWN+153.

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