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Elizabeth

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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  1. Tee Jay

    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

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  2. whelf

    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.

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    • Elizabeth

      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?

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  3. whelf

    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

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    • Elizabeth

      Thank you so much!!

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  4. whelf

    No problem

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  5. Payal

    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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