Aphids covered in white

[tom_thumb]

I've just been out in the garden having a look at things, & saw some strange aphids - they seem to be covered in a white dusty/scaley substance. They are also moving oddly - they seem to be doing mexican waves.

I don't actually know what plant they are on, but its grown from a pack of mixed wild flower seeds - reasonably tall plant with lots of small yellow flowers, looks a bit like oil seed rape I suppose.

Anyway - here's what they look like.....is it bad news for them, or bad news for me?

[DavidT]

I don`t know if they are immature woolly aphids, could be I suppose. No matter, they need to go before they spread.

[tom_thumb]

I'll go & burn them now

[DavidT]

Originally Posted by tom_thumb

I'll go & burn them now

Sadist.

[tom_thumb]

I didn't burn them in the end....my other half objected so they were liberated into a quiet wild hedgerow

[naturalgardener]

Hi,

If you are looking to get rid of aphids using biological control, (rather than burning!), ladybirds are great for the job.

If you are interested in this, please visit Biological Control

I hope this helps