If I spray the plants with Raid, it makes the leaves quickly rot, i.e., they are no longer naturally water repellent. But the bugs are gone! What other insecticide would be less harmful to the tender, new lotus leaves?
My lotus plants have been invaded by teeny-weeny, grayish-brown, crawling bugs that mass on the stems.?
You can make up an insect soap that will kill them, use a spray bottle of about a quart size and add about a teaspoon of liquid ivory dish soap or hand soap, after you add the soap let the water in the bottle slowly so it don't go all bubbly, put the sprayer on and move the bottle upside down and back a few times, gently, to mix, then spray it on the leaves and stems generously, you can use your hands to kinda catch the water mixture as you spray, it really works well I have done this numerous times, another I have heard of is to put the plant in a shower and let the water (luke warm) run on it and push the bugs off. Good Luck.
Reply:those would be aphids, they were really bad this year
is your lotus in a pond? do you have fish? didn't the
raid kill your fish?
i always spray the plants with the garden hose nozzle and knock the aphids off and the fish will eat the aphids
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