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 irrka1 May 3, 2018 3:51 PM CST |
I've noticed these bugs on a number of the plants, and i'm worried they'll damage the plants. They look like mites of some sort? (zoom in for better view). Thanks in advance! |
Name: Greg Hodgkinson Hanover PA (Zone 6b)        Misawa77 May 3, 2018 4:25 PM CST |
| You have aphids. They are easy to get rid of. Just look it up on the internet |
Name: Tom Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)           tveguy3 May 3, 2018 4:29 PM CST |
| Insecticidal soap is the most organic way. Voltaire: "Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities," |
Name: Robin Melbourne, Australia (Zone 10b)    Totally_Amazing May 3, 2018 5:52 PM CST |
I hate aphids and when they come, there always seems to be so many of the little buggers...  |
Name: daphne san diego county, ca (Zone 10a)   shizen May 3, 2018 6:23 PM CST |
| lady bug nymphs help. especially if you can get the adults to stay long enough to lay eggs in your garden. |
Name: Leslie Durham, NC (Zone 8a)     Lestv May 3, 2018 6:32 PM CST |
| Hate the dang aphids. They are very abundant this year. Soap has not help much for me this year. GRRRR "The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black |
(Zone 9b)   UndertheSun May 3, 2018 6:35 PM CST |
| I use a mix of a little dish soap and water in a squirt bottle. Once I see the good bugs move in, I stop spraying. That soapy water can kill them too. If you see ants by your aphid infected plants, kill them too. Those ants will farm the aphids and move them to other plants. |
irrka1 May 4, 2018 10:53 AM CST |
| Thank you! i've always heard the word "aphids" and never knew what they looked like. Eeeeew. Thanks for all the suggestions! |
Name: Evelyn Sierra foothills, Northern CA (Zone 8a)         evelyninthegarden May 6, 2018 10:10 AM CST |
irrka1 ~  to the Iris Forum! "Luck favors the prepared mind." - Thomas Jefferson |
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