Other Ants Apply an insecticidal soap to your okra plants to kill aphids and ants. Avoid spraying your okra plants with insecticidal soap if the air temperature exceeds 90 degrees F. Spray okra at regular intervals with insecticidal soap. Insecticidal soap is a contact insecticide. Click to see full answer. Herein, why do ants like okra plants?A. It was once thought that ants did not hurt okra production and were mainly visiting okra plants to get honey-dew produced by sharpshooters, aphids or other sucking insects. However, that was before the imported fireant. Fireants feed on the base of developing blooms before the bloom buds open causing them to abort. what is eating my okra seedlings? Okra plays host to a few common pests, including corn earworm, aphids, flea beetles and green stinkbugs. Aphids and stinkbugs suck the sap from okra, while corn earworms eat the fruit and leaves and flea beetles chew small holes in the leaves. Subsequently, one may also ask, how do I get rid of aphids on okra? Neem oil, insecticidal soaps, and horticultural oils are effective against aphids. Be sure to follow the application instructions provided on the packaging. You can often get rid of aphids by wiping or spraying the leaves of the plant with a mild solution of water and a few drops of dish soap.Will ants hurt my okra plants?Regular ants do little to hurt okra plants. Most invade the garden following harmful pests such as aphids, because they enjoy eating their secretions. However, fire ants eat the base of developing blooms, which causes the plant to stop producing, according to Texas A&M University Extension.