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title: "Please help! I have outdoor tomato’s (I’m new to this) and they’ve…"
description: "Please help! I have outdoor tomato’s (I’m new to this) and they’ve been growing well but I have these bugs on them now that just popped up, that are mostly…"
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author: "Makayla"
published: "2025-06-01T15:13:42.510143Z"
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# Please help! I have outdoor tomato’s (I’m new to this) and they’ve…

_Posted by Makayla on 2025-06-01_

Please help! I have outdoor tomato’s (I’m new to this) and they’ve been growing well but I have these bugs on them now that just popped up, that are mostly living on the underside of the leaves but they’ve started migrating towards the tomato’s. What are they and how do I get rid of them?

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## 3 comments

### Waspinator commented on 2025-06-02

If you want to control the aphids with minimal chemical use, ladybugs and mantises are great beneficial predators that can clear them out pretty quick. You can move wild ones onto the affected plant (1 mantis or 6-10 ladybugs) or buy them from nurseries or butterfly farms

#### Makayla replied on 2025-06-02

I never would have thought of this. Thank you!!

### Heather commented on 2025-06-02

Ladybugs and mantis are great but if you can’t find them, neem oil is a great way to control them and is a “must have” in my garden for controlling insects naturally.

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