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·NOOOOOOO! one of my vivarium plants is infested with aphids! iwas just about to kill them when i had the thought to use them as food for the frogs. will this work? also, how do i get the aphids off the plant without harming it? TIA
thats the thing... i dont have any frogs yet. may be a few weeks or monthsLance said:I have heard that aphids are often cultured for dart frogs, and I think the fact that aphids are present should rule out the presence of pesticides on the plant, I say put the plant in and let them take care of the problem.
I've got to disagree with you here Jason. There is very little risk of the aphids killing all his live plants.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