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What are these bugs?


Hi,

I have a birdseye and ghost pepper (i think they gave me naga instead of ghost pepper) that I'm trying to grow at home for the first time. on my birdseye plant I don'thave these bugs but on the ghost pepper (maybe) i have these very small bug things, what are those? are they harmful? do I need to do something?

Thanks in advance for any replies

by zokkoz

9 Comments

  2. Washedurhairlately

    They are aphids, and they need to be X’d out.

  5. the_scottishbagpipes

    Aphids, either squish em or just spray them off with water from a hose

  6. Main-Astronaut5219

    Those are aphids….Good luck. You can lower your nitrogen and squish them and use a systemic pesticide and such…..but unless they’re outside where other insects can eat them… they’ll suck every plant dry faster than it can grow.

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