What is this bug?

[POAJoan]

Found it first on the artichokes, sprayed everything under and over and while I was gone for four days they came back with a vengeance. It really like the cilantro-since pulled-but does not appear to like lettuce very much. We took everything that we can out of the green house (thank goodness they are predicting nice weather for the next few days) spray everything down, and I will go out to day and see if there are any live bugs left. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Joan

[O.P. Mater]

Joan, I think they are aphids. I use Safer Soap on them and sometimes a drop or two of dish detergent in water. Good luck.

[Worth1]

looks like aphids to me too.
I had a woman give me a butter fly weed that was infested with them.
I tried everything to get rid of the critters.
The only thing that worked was to pull up the butterfly weed and burn it.
They were starting to spread.

Worth

[Heritage]

Joan, I'll add my vote for aphids. They seem to be easy to control on tomatoes but can be tough to get at (spray) when they hide in the new growth on certain plants. For dahlias I have to use the heavy duty pesticides because they get under the flower calyx where contact sprays won't get to them. For tomatoes I just use Neem oil.

Steve

[POAJoan]

Do aphids flight? At least some of these do. They are very tenacious. Thanks so much for all your help. Joan

[Heritage]

Originally Posted by POAJoan

Do aphids flight? At least some of these do. They are very tenacious. Thanks so much for all your help. Joan

Yes they fly and they can move in fast from surrounding host plants - you might check the plants surrounding your greenhouse and, if necessary, begin your control measures there. Some plants, both weeds and ornamentals, are aphid magnets.

[Tracydr]

Looks like aphids. I just found a bunch on my artichoke and eggplants yesterday.
Along with some whiteflies.
Ugh!
There are a bunch of lady bugs in my cilantro and lettuce, on the wrong side of the house.
The ants were farming them on the artichoke. I sprinkled some amdro around the outside of the bed after blasting off the aphids. Very few aphids left today and the ants were gone.
The whiteflies are a little more resilient. May have to pull out some soapy water this weekend when I have more time.

[Annie]

The only problem with using Neem Oil, it will kill your bees. Usually soap and water will get rid of them. I use gloves and wipe them off with my hands in a soapy water solution. How do you get rid of stink bugs when your tomatoes start getting ripe. I think that I have seen baby stink bugs already, are they a little red looking ant that come in cluster's?

[Dewayne mater]

Annie - that could be spider mites. They are red and tend to cluster. Pictures are the best way to tell though.

Dewayne Mater

[Annie]

Thanks, I will look up spider mites. I have a camera but have not learned how to use it to post pictures. I'm too old for that but will look up some pictures. Rather have spider mites than stink bug eggs.