Apologies if the flair is incorrect; not sure which one matches best.
These are aphids, right? I'm a newbie and had noticed a few of them, but didn't realize until tonight that my mint is infested 😬 I feel like a bit of a fool as I had noticed some spotting on the leaves but couldn't ID the cause.
Planning on cutting the worst sections off and giving the plants a rinse. I wanna spray as well; I've heard water with some soap, isopropyl alcohol, and a bit of oil is good – can anyone confirm and provide relative ratios? Any help is appreciated 🙏
by sincere_queer
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Yep! Insecticidal soap works great. You want to use liquid soap, not dish detergent. I find the peppermint Dr. Bronners works really well. About 1 Tbs oil, 1 Tbs soap, and 1/2 gallon water added to a squirt bottle. The. Make sure to really drown the little buggers, don’t spray lightly, really soak everything down. Repeat every few days until things are under control.
Just water and soap. No oil
Catch a lady bug to take care of them! (this is mostly a joke, however I did successfully find a lady bug to take care of the aphids on my eucalyptus xD)