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| Can anyone tell me what these little guys are... both the white ones and the little black beetle looking things?
Found them on my bell pepper plants and have sense removed the parts with the highest concentration of the critters... thanx
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| Hi Danny I am not an expert in bugs, but they look like some sort of aphid. Whatever they are they are not helping the pepper plant, wash them off with a hose and if they are in full sun, give them some shade. Summer is very stressful for the pepper plants. Silvia |
Here is a link that might be useful: aphid
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- Posted by dcastillo94 none (My Page) on Tue, Aug 14, 12 at 12:58
| thanx for the reply.. some one else told me I should buy some lady bugs and let them go at night... Are lady bugs in any way harmful to the plants? |
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- Posted by carolb_w_fl 9/10 coastal (My Page) on Wed, Aug 15, 12 at 7:35
| Def. aphids - & the white things appear to be their empty husks, meaning something is already feeding on them - I think I spy a lacewing larvae. If you leave it alone & refrain from spraying anything, the problem may go away on its own.... HTH |
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| Could the white bugs be mealybugs? |
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| I don't want to venture a guess as to what those buggies are, but just want to advise a good first-tier bug spray that is cheap and non-toxic... fill a squirt bottle w/rubbing alcohol and squirt in a bit of dish soap, Dawn is good- give it a shake and then spray awaay..... it kills most bugs and you can then wash it off and eat whatever....I keep several bottles out around the garden...I just use bottles that Clorox Clean-up or Lysol w/bleach, etc. came in, after they are empty...sally |
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- Posted by carolb_w_fl 9/10 coastal (My Page) on Thu, Aug 16, 12 at 8:24
| Not mealybugs - those look like wads of sticky white fluff. You can use GoogleImage to check these things. Mealybug infestation:
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