You thought you only had to worry about aphids in summer... Until you notice your hibiscus, that you brought inside for winter, totally covered by the tiny parasites...

As disturbing as this may be, don't expel your plants into the freezing night temperatures... Here's how you can get rid of aphids quickly and naturally...

Step 1: Remove the aphids by hand (wearing gloves) or using a sharp stream of water.

Step 2: Cut and throw away the infested leaves.

Step 3: Make your own pesticide by mixing a bit of vegetable oil with 1 tablespoon of liquid dishwashing soap. Add one and a half teaspoons of the solution per cup of warm water and decanter into a handheld spray bottle.

Step 4: Spray the whole plant thoroughly with this mixture.

Step 5: Look out for ant activity. Ants love to eat "honeydew," the sugary sap secreted by aphids, and will keep the aphids alive by fending off predators and carrying the sap makers to other plants.

Want to know how to get rid of ants naturally too? Keep reading...

How to get rid of ants naturally... 
 
Cornmeal won't harm your children or pets but it will get rid of your ant problem in 24 hours guaranteed!

Ants can't digest cornmeal so they die after eating it. Plus, the ants carry the "poison" powder back to the nest, sharing it with other ants and even possibly the queen. So you can get rid of the problem at the "root" with this tip.

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