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Saturday, January 11, 2020

How to kill winter aphids and mealybugs | Alys Fowler

Winter is often rife with indoor pests and the central heating makes for boomtown for small suckers

My winter houseguests – the citrus trees, chillies and numerous other tender things that have to come in from the cold – have snuck in some unwanted extras: aphids and mealybugs.

Winter is often rife with indoor pests; the natural predators, ladybird and hoverfly larvae that might find their way in through an open window in summer, are deep in winter slumber, and the central heating makes for boomtown for small suckers.

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