JJuchems said:
I hope that the frogs will help keep the aphids down. These little bugs will take over and kill your live all your live plants. Before cross contaminating your tanks, I would first wait to see if your Dart Frogs can manage to suppress the aphid population and allow for your plants to properly develop. Also you do not want to contaminate your house plant if you have any. The best way to kill Aphids(NOT IN YOUR FROG TANKS) is to use a spay bottle with a little dish soap added to the water (TRACE AMOUNTS OF SOAP WILL KILL YOUR FROGS!)spray the plants leaves down.
Later and Happy Frogging,
Jason Juchems
I've got to disagree with you here Jason. There is very little risk of the aphids killing
all his live plants.
Most aphid species are host specific and will not infest plant species other than the host species. Some have secondary hosts but few, if any, will just go munching about on just any old plant.
Also, aphids rarely kill the host plant unless it is in poor health to begin with or very young. They will, however, do significant damage to leaves, stems and roots which will often leave the plant stunted and unsightly.
That said, aphids
are vectors for plant diseases and viruses. These diseases could potentially kill the host plant.
Donn