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		AareyBaba on April 23, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I Sell Onions on the Internet I also planted the store bought green onions and it worked fine until the aphids showed up - how do you control them? (they reproduce profusely and asexually basically cloning themselves)

happyopossum on April 23, 2019 [–]

My grandpa swore by Sevin, and my father in law uses diluted Dawn soap. Based solely on the chemical content, I'd start with the soap.

Also - predators. You can buy ladybugs in most garden centers for almost nothing, and they eat aphids for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Literally.

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