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June 24, 2006 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Southern Ohio
Posts: 170
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Help for a Newbie!!
I was checking out my Reisenstraubs tonight and to my horror I saw hundreds of tiny little pink bugs attached to the stems!! They are mostly concentrated where there are blooms and down the stem from there. I see no damage as of yet though.
What are they and will the kill my plants and how do I get rid of them? On the up side. I noticed that there are probably at least 20 fruit starting!! Thanks, Neil |
June 24, 2006 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Texas
Posts: 3,027
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Neil, how tiny -- less than an inch, around a millimeter? Shape? Wonder if it's aphids.
http://axp.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r783301711.html (you can click on the picture to enlarge it) |
June 25, 2006 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Southern Ohio
Posts: 170
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Thats the little buggers!!
I even saw the white cast skins they talk about. I see no evidence of damage at this point. How can I kill them? Will Dawn help? |
June 25, 2006 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Rock Hill, SC
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A few drops of Dawn in a spray bottle of warm water should do the trick. Don't spray at the hottest part of the day. Don't miss the bottoms of the leaves if they have bugs.
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