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title: "I have little black bugs killing my tomato and jalapeño plant. They…"
description: "I have little black bugs killing my tomato and jalapeño plant. They are even starting to move to some of my flowers :( Does anyone know how to get rid of…"
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# I have little black bugs killing my tomato and jalapeño plant. They…

_Publicado por Elizabeth el 2023-07-09_

I have little black bugs killing my tomato and jalapeño plant. They are even starting to move to some of my flowers :( Does anyone know how to get rid of these?? Are they spider mites? 🤔

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## 7 comentarios

### Tee Jay comentó el 2023-07-09

Might be aphids. Spider mites are usually red or white. If they are aphids, just a string blast of water on the plant once or twice a day should be enough to get rid of them

### whelf comentó el 2023-07-09

Spider mites are generally white, but most bugs can be dealt with using neem oil or insecticidal soap. If you don’t have any, I would put some dish soap and water in a spray bottle and give it a good soak with that.

#### Elizabeth respondió el 2023-07-09

I did find some neem oil yesterday. I sprayed them yesterday and still saw them this morning so sprayed again. How long do you think I should keep spraying them?

### whelf comentó el 2023-07-09

Sometimes it can help to put something on top of the soil like rocks or Leca to discourage bugs. I would rinse the current (probably dead) bugs off and spray with oil again for a few days

#### Elizabeth respondió el 2023-07-09

Thank you so much!!

### whelf comentó el 2023-07-09

No problem

### Payal comentó el 2023-07-10

get a bag of lady bugs and let them free on the plant! they will get rid of all those pesky bugs naturally

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