Pretty sure these are aphids but not sure how to get rid of them and they are everywhere. I tried to use the “ferti-lome Triple Action Plus” spray but it does not seem to do anything. I changed soils before bring into grow tents 2 months ago, sprayed and drenched roots. Was really hoping to avoid all insects at least. Anything I can do? I am new to this whole indoor thing.
by Anonymitys_Finest
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I hate aphids . That last picture is horrible. Keep spraying them every few days. Buy ladybugs. Remove all leaves if you need to. Keep these plants away from others. All of those are infested
Keep spraying every other day, making sure you get 100% leaf coverage of the top and bottom of the leaves. You have to break the adult-larva cycle
You need to blast them all off first before spraying
Have you tried releasing some lady bugs in there
Did these come from outside?
You can come back from an infestation like that, but in my experience, the plants will never properly recover. Ladybugs will probably be your best bet. That and spraying 100000% of the plants consistently…But I’d just can them.
Just a note that I recently learned, during a similar (but far less extreme) aphid problem. If you use Neem oil, spray it after daylight/light exposure. You’d have to look it up for more details, but I believe it interacts with light/UV and can burn the leaves.
Does anyone know if after spraying them off and spraying them, it would be better to let them overnight outside separated from one another?
This little guy/gal stowed away when I brought my pepper plants in. Fortunately I saw em before the insecticidal soap bath everything got before I brought them inside. I named em Marco Mantis. Only problem is now I have to buy crickets to feed him. But I’m hoping it’ll eat any aphids or whiteflies the soap missed! Although I know one mantis isn’t going to end an aphid infestation. Insecticidal soap recipe from online seemed to take care of all the other pests. I used this: [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPj5R9XEm1d/?igsh=NDZmN29kaTI4bzRs](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPj5R9XEm1d/?igsh=NDZmN29kaTI4bzRs)
https://preview.redd.it/ox9b7cjtza1g1.jpeg?width=1868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e88d09196ce41f23d8c13c3e47906fb8f5043d7a
I say you take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
Or ladybugs.