Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost
Yes, they look like aphids. You can wash them off with warm soapy water too. Just make sure the aphids go down the drain or they will crawl right back up onto your plant.
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost
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