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What are all these little mites and yellow eggs?

keith jones2keith jones2 Posts: 2
in Problem solving

Hi,

Can anyone tell me what these bugs are - they are all over this plant (black lace?). And i can see some yellow/orange eggs?

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Thanks,

Keith

 

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  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,697
    The bugs are blackfly (aphids) and the eggs look like butterfly eggs.
  • keith jones2keith jones2 Posts: 2

    Wow that was fast, thank you.

    Last year i had millions of white flies and now these too image  Nothing in the garden looks good anymore.

    I've tried spraying with organic pesticides etc but it did very little to help.  No idea how to control them all - even if i spray in my garden i'm sure they're in next door too.  So, after some reading ive ordered some ladybirds - see how that goes.

    Thanks again

     

  • davids10davids10 Posts: 894

    the eggs are ladybugs coming to solve your aphid problems, the larvae will be grey with orange stripes, i'd lay off spraying until they hatch.

  • davids10davids10 Posts: 894

    the eggs mean ladybugs are established in your garden-yay. when your order arrives put it in the refrigerator over night to slow them down. next morning lay the package on the heaviest infestation, open it up and let the bugs crawl out as they warm up, the good eats will keep them in the garden.

  • Flower Girl3Flower Girl3 Posts: 111

    I always heard you should release ladybirds at night because they don't fly at night?!

  • peonydesireepeonydesiree Posts: 9

    You can try using one of these pest sprays here. They are chemical free and easy to make. They won't harm your plants and will get rid of the nasty bugs.

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