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I had texted about aphids on milk weeds. I tried the neem oil using a product called Safer Garden spraying according to directions. I did it several t...
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Advice on aphids not working #914025
Asked August 14, 2025, 1:40 PM EDT
I had texted about aphids on milk weeds. I tried the neem oil using a product called Safer Garden spraying according to directions. I did it several times but I see very little loss of aphids. Most plants are worse. Is there another product that you would recommend or another solution for this problem?
Steele County Minnesota
Expert Response
Squishing or blasting with a hose works best. Any spray that will kill aphids will kill monarch’s so spraying defeats the purpose of growing milkweed for monarchs.
They are not very harmful to milkweed so it would be best to try to overlook the aphids or use a non chemical attack.
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/orange-aphids-milkweed/
They are not very harmful to milkweed so it would be best to try to overlook the aphids or use a non chemical attack.
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/orange-aphids-milkweed/
