Name: Mike Baum Ellenton, Fl. and Shelbyville, (Zone 9b)
My Dahlias are up 12 inches or so. I have pinched them back. This morning i noticed something eating small hole in the leaves. i believe it is Aphids. Can anyone recommend something to get rid of them?
Name: Tiffany purpleinopp Opp, AL @--`--,----- 🌹 (Zone 8b)
That sounds more like caterpillar damage. They are usually hard to see because they stay on the bottom of a leaf and may blend in very well.
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mikeb12 said: My Dahlias are up 12 inches or so. I have pinched them back. This morning i noticed something eating small hole in the leaves. i believe it is Aphids. Can anyone recommend something to get rid of them?
You can try an insecticidal soap or mix your own using 2 tblsp dawn to one gallon of water.
I'm not sure if aphids eat holes in the leaves. Earwigs are sometimes a problem here. I dust the leaves with diatomaceous earth. The coarseness of the powder supposedly tears their soft bodies and I believe it also dries out their insides when they eat it on the leaves.
