Aphids
- Thread starter Floki1
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Ladybugs? I’ve seen some people introduce a bunch of ladybugs to eat the aphids. There are probably a lot of other options, that one just sounds the most fun 
Lacewings, mantids and lady bugs.
Agree with what @Tom and others have said, you can order some praying mantis egg cases and release them in your bushes. Luckily, we have a lot of those around and make sure that in the Fall to not prune and toss away.
https://www.planetnatural.com/product/praying-mantis-egg-cases/
https://www.planetnatural.com/product/praying-mantis-egg-cases/
Which part of the world are you in?
The Brampton I know is in Cambridgeshire, UK and we don’t have praying mantis over here
Ladybirds we definitely have.
The RHS has advice on non-chemical control here
This article is helpful too.
Basically you plant to encourage the aphid predators and let nature take its course.
I have washed them off with soapy water in the past. Now the bush has to do its own thing and doesn’t look perfect but does OK.
The Brampton I know is in Cambridgeshire, UK and we don’t have praying mantis over here
Ladybirds we definitely have.
The RHS has advice on non-chemical control here
This article is helpful too.
Basically you plant to encourage the aphid predators and let nature take its course.
I have washed them off with soapy water in the past. Now the bush has to do its own thing and doesn’t look perfect but does OK.
Spray them off with with water every day or twice a day morning and evening for like 5 days. That's what I did early to the population and boom no more aphids so far. The praying mantid works well also!
