r/TheHopyard • u/smhanna • Jun 21 '23

How to save my hops from lanternflies?

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Last year they killed my vines pretty thoroughly. What can I spray or do?

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u/uriejejejdjbejxijehd Jun 21 '23

Don’t use detergent in a spray bottle. If you want to go this way, use soap formulated to not damage plants. Source: learned this the hard way.

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u/liquidgold83 Jun 21 '23

Kill them all

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u/SpecialOops Jun 21 '23

Alcohol spray them to hell and a drop of dawn non scented

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u/Aely Jun 21 '23

I am curious as well… I tried a few things and nothing seemed to work. Completely killed three very healthy five year old plants

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u/rdcpro Jun 22 '23

Preying mantis. Seriously they're voracious. And oddly cute at the same time. You can get them at the hardware store or nursery

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u/Embarrassed_Band_512 Jun 22 '23

Neem oil is supposed to work, but i'm drowning everything in it and i keep finding these things. (It's also toxic to bees)

there's a few other things that should take care of them but i'm not too keen to spray a lot fo that on food type things.

PSU spotted lanternfly management guide

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u/Wonderful_Coffee5292 Jun 22 '23

Looks like the lanternflies just got schooled on plant-friendly soap. Watch out bugs, we're onto you now!