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Lupin aphids

maggie_mcgowanmaggie_mcgowan Posts: 2
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I have cut down and bagged up my aphid infested lupins because I don’t want them to affect any other plants . What is the best way to dispose of them please ? 

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Spray them with soapy water and put them in your compost bin.
    I think those lupin aphids are particular to lupins only so shouldn't spread to other plants. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • maggie_mcgowanmaggie_mcgowan Posts: 2
    Thank you Lyn . 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I put a rubber glove on and wipe the aphids off the lupins. Do that a few times and they seem to disappear. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    I tried that because I love lupins but they just kept coming back so I have had to give up. 
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