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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh, this is such a big relief!  Thank you.  When I googled it, I saw guidance about how important it is to cut off all the affected leaves and make sure to kill the aphids and isolate the affected plants.  I’m perfectly happy to leave them be, if it’s not going to damage the plants or other plants in the garden. [/quote]

You are very welcome! I think 90% of gardening is watching and observing and not doing much of anything. Often things turn out just fine. They even turn out fine when your plant dies - that means it probably wasn’t the right plant for the spot. So try something else!

Vegetable plants are a little different, as you really do want them to produce food for you and sometimes you need to intervene. But everything else? Watch and wait. Someone is going to show up to eat those aphids. The plant will look lousy and then rebound. And on and on.

I have a huge aphid infestation on my major wheeler honey suckle. I’ve been watching newly fledged grackle babies learn to catch and eat bugs by pecking the aphids.[/quote]

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