Comments on: Controling crepe myrtle aphids

By: dcdon

dcdon — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:03:28 +0000

Oh, I forgot, with all the math I was attempting and, I out of fingers, especially one.

In winter use Volck Oil (Orthoandothers) saturate the trunk, especially cracks and crevus’ much as possible. This will kill “most” of the eggs. In spring some of the pesky critters (Yosimty Sam expletive) get blown back in, so keep a little neem oil solution around.

It’s a good idea to prune smaller limbs and suckers. A Crepe with so many trunks is just a Crepe. A well fashioned Crepe Myrtle can be a source of beauty.

gl
dcdon

By: dcdon

dcdon — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:26:05 +0000

This is a test. First explanation lost due to my ignorance not using a notepad to prepare my post. But it still was iritating, like saying something in anger; you can’t get it back. I went to too two trouble to thoroughly explain, but butt ugly stupid me didn’t see any line items enumerated, so assume this is reference to sum of IQ and EQ, of course squared (for the field above my post…)

Mix equal parts of egg shell, cut up banana peels, and coffee grounds is a blender and pour around the trees base. Option: Spray with neem oil solution, since the mixture will take a couple of weeks to completely work.

gl
dcdon

By: Patio Umbrella

Patio Umbrella — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:41:20 +0000

Patio Furniture is one of mine in sticky of nastiness and also into the wood of deck to make it hurts the plant and renders of outdoor living area.Also looking for new creative and innovative.

By: Zach Lewis

Zach Lewis — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:46:00 +0000

I read the article and don’t buy it. The aphids do damage to the plants by covering them (when infested) with sticky honeydew that then grows mold and hurts the plant. It also covers everything below it in a nasty sticky covering. If your plant is not in an area where people are, it may not matter to you. But for me, one of mine is on my deck, and it covers my patio furniture in a sticky coat of nastiness. It also soaks into the wood of the deck, and dirt sticks to it making it black and dirty (see pics above). Basically it hurts the plant and renders my outdoor living area unusable under the plant.

I used Bear 3 in 1 this year, and so far so good. No aphids for about 3 weeks, and it killed the infestation quickly when applied.

By: Ro

Ro — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:21:02 +0000

http://ufinsect.ifas.ufl.edu/crape_myrtle.htm

I was within a foot of spraying the Ortho when I ran across this website citing these crapping aphids as beneficial insects.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:28:27 +0000

I cant believe anything poured on the ground would kill these little demons, I dont think I have much time to waste waiting on that, my CM’s are dying fast from these tiny terrors. I’m going to try the Ortho Systemic stuff asap.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Sat, 30 May 2009 23:14:10 +0000

Funny, I was looking up info on “how to kill a crepe myrtle” and I ran across this blog entry. Ha. Anyway, since I assume you’ve already declared nuclear war against the aphids, it probably worked, but Safer’s Soap does actually work and it’s non-toxic.
Me, I just cut two down. I like CMs but these were planted WAY too close to the house. Maybe a miniture variety would have worked, but there things wanted to be 30ft tall.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:32:31 +0000

Does anyone know of something that you pour at the root of the crape myrtle. It is absorbed and then released through the leaves, killing all of the Aphids?

By: Jody Hawk

Jody Hawk — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:07:02 +0000

The best thing to control aphids is Bayer Tree and Shrub insect control. You can get it at WalMart for around $20 a bottle. Simply mix and pour around base of tree.

By: Mary Kay

Mary Kay — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:36:13 +0000

I have used chemicals and don’t like them either. Would Ivoy Soap work on these little creatures? My dad used to use it in his garden, wonder if it was for killing insects? Also, I have a crepe myrtle that has never bloomed…never had a bud etc. It is 5 years old. Is there a reason for this? It is a spindaly looking plant about 7 ft. tall, not a tree looking plant. It is healthy and has good leaves. Just wondering if I should get rid of it, or if I can help it a little.