We've got some indoor pepper plants that get plagued by aphids all the time and pretty much nothing seems to work. However, i've also got a computer for which I decided to buy a small USB vacuum cleaner, so I decided to give it a try on my plants.
With a small brush attachment you can clean the leaves and in the corners of branches where aphids like to hide.
It's not a quick fix by anymeans, and it certainly isn't a 5 mintue job, but it definitely helps to see just how many of the little monsters you are getting before you watch them get washed down the drain. No doubt if you have a working insecticide then a little plant-cleaning beforehand can do wonders in destroying an infestation.
We've got some indoor pepper plants that get plagued by aphids all the time and pretty much nothing seems to work. However, i've also got a computer for which I decided to buy a small USB vacuum cleaner, so I decided to give it a try on my plants.
With a small brush attachment you can clean the leaves and in the corners of branches where aphids like to hide.
It's not a quick fix by anymeans, and it certainly isn't a 5 mintue job, but it definitely helps to see just how many of the little monsters you are getting before you watch them get washed down the drain. No doubt if you have a working insecticide then a little plant-cleaning beforehand can do wonders in destroying an infestation.