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title: "Hello! Inspecting my plants I noticed some brown tiny bugs(?) on my…"
description: "Hello! Inspecting my plants I noticed some brown tiny bugs(?) on my eggplant. Will they harm the plant? Does anyone know what these are and food safe ways to…"
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published: "2024-03-20T18:46:25.541727Z"
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# Hello! Inspecting my plants I noticed some brown tiny bugs(?) on my…

_Geplaatst door Koby op 2024-03-20_

Hello! Inspecting my plants I noticed some brown tiny bugs(?) on my eggplant. Will they harm the plant? Does anyone know what these are and food safe ways to get rid of them?

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## 7 reacties

### Lolly reageerde op 2024-03-20

Aphids! Quite harmful to the plant, not for you though. I suggest buying some lady bugs from a garden center, free them on the plant and they will feast! I hope that helps

#### Koby antwoordde op 2024-03-20

Thanks!!

#### Plant Father antwoordde op 2024-03-20

i wouldn’t recommend buying ladybugs as most offered by garden centers (at least in the u.s.) are the invasive asian lady beetle.

### Oatishkay reageerde op 2024-03-20

Just watch out around them, they can bite you. Had some on a kalanchoe of mine and one bit me. Didn’t do anything horrible but it didn’t feel great.

### Plant Father reageerde op 2024-03-20

looks like aphids. a few drops of dr bronner’s castile soap (peppermint is a bug repellent) in water will make an effective insecticide spray

#### Koby antwoordde op 2024-03-20

Oh, that’s a great tip! And cheap too

### Skimbutt reageerde op 2024-03-20

insecticidal soap or fungicide 3 could also work

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