Planting flowering, pollinator-friendly plants encourages the presence of beneficial predators, such as ladybugs, lacewings, ...

Use of predator insects such as lady bugs is also becoming more common. Dormant oil sprays in late winter help to control aphids in the egg stage as well as other insect and disease problems.

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Dormant oil sprays are applied on warm, windless days during the winter to trees and shrubs after they are pruned. That’s when insects susceptible to these sprays are most vulnerable.