pests APHID!

[AlabamaJack]

I looked closely at the leaf and the dark green spots look like damage caused by the aphids like GB said...

Moved all of my plants back inside...handling all of those containers is a pain, but at least I could get them in the garage....it is supposed to be 39F (4C) here Sunday night/Monday morning...

 

[POTAWIE]

Here's one of my overwintered plants that the aphids are totally destroying. It is full of ladybugs and larvae but they just can't keep up with the f'kin little devils.

 

[tori]

i have had problems with aphids and whitefly lately . driving me nuts! What do you do with the deformed leaves? Im tempted to pull them off but don't know if this is detrimental to the plant or not

 

[imaguitargod]

i have had problems with aphids and whitefly lately . driving me nuts! What do you do with the deformed leaves? Im tempted to pull them off but don't know if this is detrimental to the plant or not

I generally leave them on. They still are functioning leaves.

 

[wordwiz]

I generally leave them on. They still are functioning leaves.

IGGY,

You dont't eat the leaves or roll them up and enjoy an aphid joint? Man, I'm losing respect in a hurry. Even Granny, Jed, Ellie May and Jethro smoked crawldads.

Mike