They've been inside for two months or so, were growing like crazy, and then last week I found a few colonies of aphids starting. No idea how they got in after that long inside, but there they were.
Pruned down my chocolate hab to a stick since it had it the worst, then did some light pruning on my two trinidad scorpions. Mostly aimed at the horizontal growth, to make it harder to jump from plant to plant. I've also been picking off any leaves with signs of aphids and spraying the plants down daily with a water/dish soap mix. I've got three tomato plants with them that show no signs of aphids or pests, but have some leaf damage that I've attributed to tomatos not liking the light as much as the peppers. The top leaves have it rough but the bottom leaves seem fine, though sunburned. Don't care about them as much but can't rule them out as pest carriers.
Since I discovered the aphids, leaves have started turning yellow and falling off the plants. My previously vibrant plants with tons of flowers starting to bud are now half bald and don't show signs of picking back up yet. Bastard aphids got into my seedlings and cutting. The cutting is probably toast, but the seedlings 'should' recover with a little bit of leaf warping.
I've had some aphid trouble before, much worse in other years, but I don't remember the leaves turning yellow.
Do I have more than aphids going on here?
Pruned down my chocolate hab to a stick since it had it the worst, then did some light pruning on my two trinidad scorpions. Mostly aimed at the horizontal growth, to make it harder to jump from plant to plant. I've also been picking off any leaves with signs of aphids and spraying the plants down daily with a water/dish soap mix. I've got three tomato plants with them that show no signs of aphids or pests, but have some leaf damage that I've attributed to tomatos not liking the light as much as the peppers. The top leaves have it rough but the bottom leaves seem fine, though sunburned. Don't care about them as much but can't rule them out as pest carriers.
Since I discovered the aphids, leaves have started turning yellow and falling off the plants. My previously vibrant plants with tons of flowers starting to bud are now half bald and don't show signs of picking back up yet. Bastard aphids got into my seedlings and cutting. The cutting is probably toast, but the seedlings 'should' recover with a little bit of leaf warping.
I've had some aphid trouble before, much worse in other years, but I don't remember the leaves turning yellow.
Do I have more than aphids going on here?
