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quaqbe wrote:
My domesticated (not wild) honeysuckle, every year, has the first blooms eaten off by grey/black aphids. I tried buying ladybug babies but they either didn't survive or left town. How do I get rid of them, the aphids, WITH OUT hurting the hummingbirds that come to dine? I am thinking that maybe I have to get rid of the hybrid honeysuckle and replace it with the wild type which doesn't seem to be affected by the aphids.
Any ideas greatly appreciated. With a certified backyard wildlife habitat I am afraid to use any chemicals.