My latest YouTube video: “Aphids on sedum plants & the predators that control them”.
Sedum plants attract aphids that are specific to sedums and other plants in the family Crassulaceae.
The aphid is the ‘stonecrop’ aphid (Aphis sedi). It is greenish-black with pale legs and antennae. Have you seen this aphid? It occurs throughout Europe and parts of Asia and North America, as well as here.
The aphids on my sedum plants are controlled by various predators. All I have to do is hold my nerve. Did I manage to do that this year, or did I have to spray the aphids? Check out the video to find out.