I have a star jasmine.... Pix
that is prone to aphids on all the new growth..... I now have the jasmine trained up the main beams and starting to cover the trellis before it flows over several edges.....it is so high now that I cannot get on top of the trellis to power spray etc. to rid the little suckers .....(keeping the wood wet is not good....and there are windows directly below). I spray with the soapy solution and rinse....it works for a week or less but I was looking for some kind of systemic solution I can use to rid the aphids for several months. Anyone know of a systemic solution that will kill aphids but not the jasmine????

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Thanks for the reply....I try and use biological means whenever possible but the problem is I have ants(which milk the aphids)....not just ants but those argentine ants who are very aggressive and kill the lady bugs when they land on the plant....if the lady bug spends more than a couple seconds on the plant...the ants are stinging and biting the poor thing. Those ants will literally eat up a struggling huge moth in a matter of a several hours....I go out the next morning and all that is left are the wings.....they will devour a good sized gopher(the cat got) in three days. (I have personally seen all three situations). I use diazanon powder/bits periodically to kill the ant explosion.....it puts a dent in them but they will never be gone. I am not looking for a spray to cover the plant but rather something systemic...poured directly into the soil just around that one huge plant.


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Thank you for your time responding, as well as, the lesson in aphid~"scatology"!LOL Catlover

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