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vTr ATHENS, Greece Sep 30, 2013

pls help ...what are these insects? ...noticed recently into my oleanders...and pls how to fight them if they are not good
thanx

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steadycam3 Houston Heights, TX(Zone 9a) Sep 30, 2013

They are aphids and you just wash them off with soapy water with a squirt bottle or hose with with plain water. Stronger solution? Insecticidal soap spray. They multiply by parthenogenisis meaning they dont need an opposite sex partner.

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Diana_K Contra Costa County, CA(Zone 9b) Sep 30, 2013

Ditto.
Oleanders get a few specialized pests that just attack Oleanders and their nearest relatives.

Since Oleanders are already poisonous, no one is going to eat them, I would have no problem spraying a pesticide on them to kill the aphids.
However, that can also kill the predatory insects, and the predators can help out with aphids on other plants, too, so that is a reason not to spray insecticide.

Other methods of control:
Minimize water, use slow release fertilizer, and not much of it.
Slower growth is less succulent, and the aphids do not find it so attractive.

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vTr ATHENS, Greece Oct 01, 2013

Thanx so much all friends!...i highly appreciate it

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