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title: "Aphids ? Should I just hose them off ? Have never grown veggies and…"
description: "Aphids ? Should I just hose them off ? Have never grown veggies and I’m super proud of how far my cucumbers have come, help 😭"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Bri"
published: "2024-06-04T20:33:10.670687Z"
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# Aphids ? Should I just hose them off ? Have never grown veggies and…

_Posted by Bri on 2024-06-04_

Aphids ? Should I just hose them off ? Have never grown veggies and I’m super proud of how far my cucumbers have come, help 😭

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## 7 comments

### Alyssa commented on 2024-06-04

Actually looks like whiteflies?? Not quite sure but doesn’t look like the normal aphids

#### Bri replied on 2024-06-04

Yeah never seen them before ! Haven’t really had any pest problems besides the snails or slugs eating my bell pepper plant 😅😭

#### Alyssa replied on 2024-06-04

Haha yeah, ooo aphids got my bell peppers, I tried every day to get rid of them and they just kept coming back 😭had to wind up throwing the two plants away with a measly yield of one tiny pepper. Yeah looking more at it I’d say whiteflies, definitely hose them all off and then either use a food grade pesticide or an alcohol/water/dish soap spray

#### Bri replied on 2024-06-04

Oh nooo 😭 seems like the bell peppers are getting attacked left and right then ! I wasn’t sure if mine were going to survive 🤣 but I noticed them getting taller and not all the leaves were eaten so I planted ! Gotta hand it to that one tiny pepper lol 💪🏻 sounds good I’ll be doing that later today ! Its scorching hot out now 😅

### Alyssa commented on 2024-06-04

Right? It’s like they have a sign that says get juicy peppers here before they even produce one lol 😂 oh good! I’m glad they’re looking like they are going to make it lol! True haha, against all odds 🙌🏼alrighty, ugh tell me about it, it’s so hot and sticky here even at sunset

#### Bri replied on 2024-06-05

Lolll I guess your peppers had to pay the price for the rest of ours to thrive so thank you peppers 🤣 ahh just a dry heat on my end 😆

#### Alyssa replied on 2024-06-05

Haha true, it was a sacrifice I was willing to make then 😂ah that’s not all too bad 😬😄

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