I have little black, tiny, bugs on a ton of my garden plants.any idea what they are.how to remove them?
Question:I tried dish soap and water mixture, which seemed to help a little if any.They just keep moving from plant to plant...I see them here one day and then they've mutiplied into another area, and they are decidedly not good for the plant.they look just awful if not caught soon enough. What are they, and how to get rid of them if you know.teeny, tiny little black spot bugs on the leaves, making everything look eaten and dead wherever they spread.
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You have black aphids. Way too many of them! You can try hosing them off with a sharp spray, but it sounds like they are already out of control. I would use liquid Sevin from a pump sprayer. Be sure to get the underside of the leaves.
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If you've got an infestation, your best course is to use a systemic poison. DON'T put a systemic poison on any plants that you or your family will eat. Systemic is for ornamentals only. But it works like a champ. I like bayer Bug and plant feed granules.
Sounds like it could be aphids. Ladybugs LOVE to eat aphids, so if you can buy or move some ladybugs into the area, you could naturally control the infestation that way. You can also physically remove the infested leaves and drop them into a bucket of soapy water, rather than spraying them and allowing the bugs to move to leaves that are unsprayed. Last choice is that if none of those work, you will have to find a pesticide to get rid of them. If it is in a vegetable garden though, you will have to wait until the effects have worn off before you can harvest and safely eat any of the produce, so you will need to read the labels carefully.
Hi there
I believe my your description that they are afids (spelling is wrong I know). Safers soap works well for this. Also is you google the word afids (with the correct spelling) you will find remedies for this.
Hope this helps
They are aphids. Ladybugs eat them, but you may have too many for the ladybugs to eat. Try a garden center and get a spray for aphids, there are several brands, spray liberally and this should do the trick.
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