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Moriah

These aphids don’t give AF about the neem oil I’ve been spraying on the plants smh how much damage do they do? And is there anything else I can do because the neem isn’t working

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  1. Alyssa

    Haha this perfectly sums up my pepper plant neem oil aphid fight, I was convinced they drank neem oil as their coffee every morning. 🙄 I’d try diatomaceous earth and see if that helps. If this is a non edible plant you can use some hardier pesticide sprays.

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    • Moriah

      I actually just bought some diatomaceous earth with the little puffer spout to put on these leaves. It’s INSANE! They’re not touching any other plant

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    • Alyssa

      Is it still not working or have you not tried it yet?

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    • Moriah

      The neem oil isn’t working. Haven’t tried anything else yet

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  2. MeasomerPi

    I’m guess ing you’ve probably already tied this but I’m mentioning it just in case you haven’t). Try spraying the plant with a strong jet of water to knock those creeps off. Repeat daily until they stop coming back. I generally stop seeing them within a week. If that does t work, treat with insecticidal soap (make sure it can be used on edibles). Also check for ants. They farm aphids for the honeydew, a sweet secretion (poop) that ants just love 🤢🤢🤢. Deal with any nests you find so the infestation doesn’t keep coming back. Here’s hoping you don’t have some type of bionic mutant aphid 🤞

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    • Moriah

      That would be WILD if I did hahaha but I have tried that! Unfortunately for me tho I don’t have a hose hook up in the back so I have been using an aggressive spray bottle and plan to keep trying 🥹

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  3. Allie

    Ladybugs?

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