How To Make Homemade Non-Toxic Aphid Spray

I’m normally quite tolerant of aphids, but for the past few years they have been absolutely decimating our honeysuckle plant. The honeysuckle is normally heaving with pollinators once it flowers, but for the last couple of years it hasn’t even managed to flower because of the pesky aphids.

We do all we can to encourage pollinators into our garden, and don’t use any chemicals, but there’s clearly an imbalance.

Things like ladybirds, lacewings, and hoverflies all feed on aphids, but there’s an overall decline in pollinators in the UK. I also found out recently that climate change is causing an aphid boom.

So, when I spotted a ton of them covering an aquilegia plant growing next to the honeysuckle, I decided to take (relatively gentle) action. Gentle in that it doesn’t harm plants, people, pets, kids, or pollinators, but it really sorts out aphids, as you’ll see from my before-and-after photo, above.

Here’s exactly how to make and use it: