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Help! I think I have aphids!

post #1 of 6
5/21/09 at 12:18am
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I discovered tiny red bugs on my tomato plants today. One plant has a lot (maybe 2 dozen?). The other two plants have a couple on each.

What do I do? I've never seen these before!
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post #2 of 6
5/21/09 at 1:18am
All the aphids I've seen are green but I think they come in red and white too. They could be spider-mites. Either way, a spray of soap and water or one based from chrysanthemums (pyrethrin is the chemical compound) will get rid of them. I picked up some of the latter at our garden center for my aphid problem and it works great
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post #3 of 6
5/21/09 at 4:10pm
aphids can be pink, too.
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post #4 of 6
5/22/09 at 4:32pm
My aphids are white or green but they're pretty easy to get rid of with a blast of water or sometimes I use Pyola which is a broad-spectrum insecticide like MidnightCommando mentioned, but b/c it's broad-spectrum I'm pretty careful with it. I mostly just use it on my roses.
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post #5 of 6
5/23/09 at 7:14am
We've used Dr. Bronners soap diluted and sprayed on. But a powerful enough stream of water can wash them off too without any extra chemicals at all.
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post #6 of 6
5/23/09 at 11:53am
you can sometimes find live lady bugs for sale at garden centers. They LOVE aphids!
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