Having trouble ID’ing these newly discovered these on the leaves of a youngish plant (just started flowering).
by NectarHand
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mkebobs
Looks like aphids.
ohyanno
Aphids
Cali_Yogurtfriend624
Aphids and White Fly, use diluted Neem once a week.
boimilk
Just some aphids. Nothing terminal 🙂
geographys
There are these red aphids and green ones too in SoCal. Honestly I don’t mind aphids in my garden anymore. They rarely kill a plant, and they attract predatory bugs and native birds to my garden every morning.
MadStaz
Also in SoCal. As others said, neem will work. I will add that if you’re growing in beds as the weather gets really hot here, it’s good to make sure your beds are retaining good moisture levels or ants will move in. If you start noticing a lot of ants in your bed, the aphid situation can get out of control. Took me two seasons battling aphids to figure out that I had to control the ants to control the aphids.
Edit: also, because you commented you’re new to the region. Because we’re about to get a good amount of rain and temperatures will dip, keep an eye out for signs of blight/mold following the rain. Mulch can help prevent this, but it has been a bit of an issue the last couple years.
6 Comments
Looks like aphids.
Aphids
Aphids and White Fly, use diluted Neem once a week.
Just some aphids. Nothing terminal 🙂
There are these red aphids and green ones too in SoCal. Honestly I don’t mind aphids in my garden anymore. They rarely kill a plant, and they attract predatory bugs and native birds to my garden every morning.
Also in SoCal. As others said, neem will work. I will add that if you’re growing in beds as the weather gets really hot here, it’s good to make sure your beds are retaining good moisture levels or ants will move in. If you start noticing a lot of ants in your bed, the aphid situation can get out of control. Took me two seasons battling aphids to figure out that I had to control the ants to control the aphids.
Edit: also, because you commented you’re new to the region. Because we’re about to get a good amount of rain and temperatures will dip, keep an eye out for signs of blight/mold following the rain. Mulch can help prevent this, but it has been a bit of an issue the last couple years.