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St. Thomas Ontario

I just pulled a 'rogue' pumpkin that must have grown from seed the previous year. I noticed on the roots were hundreds of aphids....I think this could be one of the reasons my plant seems to be laging. i just did a soil drench with 'sevin', but is there anything else I can do???, (I'm assuming they aren't a good thing:(

7/7/2003 7:03:00 PM

Liverpool , England

Aphids don't live underground..so they aint aphids on your roots man.

~Alun

7/7/2003 7:21:26 PM

dido...aphids eat green plant material...they like tender new growth and flower buds. not roots. what did they look like?

7/7/2003 9:21:18 PM

St. Thomas Ontario

They look like aphids!! Live birth and everything,(swollen backs, 6 legs, green sap suckers) If they're not aphids, they're a close cousin and they're sucking on my roots...I'll take a picture tonight. I was in complete agreement with the 'vegatative feeders'...until now, I'm shocked!

7/8/2003 6:15:43 AM

Nova Scotia

so you found my secret weapon i've been using on you subterainen aphids. well you still have to catch me. p.s. is there not a type of aphid that attacks the roots of grapes?

7/8/2003 11:19:03 AM

Caceres, mid west of Spain

Use Merit

Don

7/8/2003 12:12:38 PM

St. Thomas Ontario

I didn't think aphids attacked the roots of anything (even grapes) till now, and trust me they're having an effect. The root past the colony clusters are definitely doing poorly....No more 'secret weapons' eh Mr.T;)

7/8/2003 1:41:12 PM