Show spray C jaray roses frequently 1 I find that there is one simple point in aphis control that is overlooked 01 by a majority of rose growers says melvin E rose specialist of painesville gainesville Paines ville ohio it is simply that they should spray often now dont misunderstand me practically all rose g growers rowers know that they must spray with a good insecticide to control aphis but they do not realize that aphids multiply rapidly an effective spray for aphis control is made by mixing one to two t teaspoonfuls ea sPoonfuls of nicotine sulphate in a gallon of water and adding a little dissolved laundry soap nicotine sulphate is a poison which kills by contact the method necessary with sucking insects such as aphis and in addition being volatile it gives off fumes which ISO also kill making it doubly effective |