Help for a Newbie!!

ZBQ · June 24, 2006

I was checking out my Reisenstraubs tonight and to my horror I saw hundreds of tiny little pink bugs attached to the stems!! They are mostly concentrated where there are blooms and down the stem from there.

I see no damage as of yet though.

What are they and will the kill my plants and how do I get rid of them?

On the up side. I noticed that there are probably at least 20 fruit starting!!

Thanks,
Neil

Suze · June 24, 2006

Neil, how tiny -- less than an inch, around a millimeter? Shape? Wonder if it's aphids.

http://axp.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r783301711.html

(you can click on the picture to enlarge it)

ZBQ · June 25, 2006

Thats the little buggers!!

I even saw the white cast skins they talk about.

I see no evidence of damage at this point.

How can I kill them?

Will Dawn help?

feldon30 · June 25, 2006

A few drops of Dawn in a spray bottle of warm water should do the trick. Don't spray at the hottest part of the day. Don't miss the bottoms of the leaves if they have bugs.

June 24, 2006	#1
ZBQ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 170	Help for a Newbie!! I was checking out my Reisenstraubs tonight and to my horror I saw hundreds of tiny little pink bugs attached to the stems!! They are mostly concentrated where there are blooms and down the stem from there. I see no damage as of yet though. What are they and will the kill my plants and how do I get rid of them? On the up side. I noticed that there are probably at least 20 fruit starting!! Thanks, Neil

June 25, 2006	#4
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	A few drops of Dawn in a spray bottle of warm water should do the trick. Don't spray at the hottest part of the day. Don't miss the bottoms of the leaves if they have bugs. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

June 24, 2006	#2
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	Neil, how tiny -- less than an inch, around a millimeter? Shape? Wonder if it's aphids. http://axp.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r783301711.html (you can click on the picture to enlarge it)

June 25, 2006	#3
ZBQ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 170	Thats the little buggers!! I even saw the white cast skins they talk about. I see no evidence of damage at this point. How can I kill them? Will Dawn help?