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  • 23-07-2020 10:19pm
    #1
    Neowise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭


    Hi,


    new to planting, and starting off with some peppers.


    this plant had a aphid problem and i have removed most of them but around what looks like the start of a flower there are some things which i could remove, if they are aphids, but maybe they are part of the plant thats supposed to be there.


    I have ringed the things i am unsure about.
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    and heres the pic without the rings
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    So, if they are part of the plant, i'll leave them alone, but if they are aphid eggs, i'll pull them off with a pair of tweezers, so i can completely clear up the problem.


    Thanks for any help, i'm sure this won't be my last newbie question.


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  • #2
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,282 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    aphids. you could also spray them with some water with washing up liquid in it, they don't like that.


  • #3
    Neowise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭Neowise


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    aphids. you could also spray them with some water with washing up liquid in it, they don't like that.


    I'll do that. thanks.


  • #4
    davedonie
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭davedonie


    Soap water makes them fall off but they climb back on the next day. Garlic water is more effective, or so I read today on a Glanbia site.


  • #5
    Neowise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭Neowise


    davedonie wrote: »
    Soap water makes them fall off but they climb back on the next day. Garlic water is more effective, or so I read today on a Glanbia site.


    I took the plant out back and gave it a good spraying two days in a row now.
    I seem to have it under control now and will be alot more proactive in getting rid of them if they reappear. I left them be first time, and they multiplied like crazy until i had to do something.


  • #6
    Neowise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭Neowise


    I believe I have my aphid problem under control, but I found a new critter. its a larvae of some sort, i think it might be dining on other critters.

    Anybody know what it is?

    Hope these images capture enough detail to hopefully be abke to identify it.


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  • #7
    Clarabel
    Registered Users Posts: 2,926 ✭✭✭Clarabel


    Don't kill them.

    They likely hoverfly or ladybug lava. They will eat your aphids!


  • #8
    Neowise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭Neowise


    Thanks clarabel.

    The plant he was on was pretty clean, so I treated him by moving him to a much dirtier plant (more aphids).

    I think he'll be happpier there.


  • #9
    Neowise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭Neowise


    See, much happier now..

    lookit his likle smile :D


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  • #10
    Neowise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭Neowise


    They multiplied overnight, there is now two of them.


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