Low Impact for Aphids?

I have aphids on a few of my trees. Just a few aphids, at least right now, since the leaves I checked had less than 5. What is the best means to deal with them without killing anything else I’d like to have stay around?

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Pinch them with your fingers.

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get some ladybugs. I had aphids problem on my cherry tree last year. I saw some ladybugs were attacking the aphids, I left them all alone, in about two weeks, the baby ladybugs start to control the aphids

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Not that low impact. I’m not willing to inspect the hundreds of leaves on my tree individually for things the size of a grain of rice.

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With numbers that low wait and see if the predators and such will hold them in check. If they get out of hand try something like malathion.

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Aphids are horrible this year… Worst ive seen… I have seen ladybugs and baby ladybugs so im hoping they munch on them

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Neem oil works great for me. Couple of sprays and aphids are gone.

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