bugggggggggsss WTH are they,,,friend or foe?

[KiNGDeNNiZ]

saw these guys on my sweet pimiento peppers......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La56KQMHS6c

friend or foe//

 

[SocalChilehead]

Hey Dennis not a friend I remember posting about them a while ago. Good luck with the fight
http://northcampusnhm.blogspot.com/2012/03/thorny-devils-in-garden.html

 

[pshngo]

and the ants herd them like aphids for there secretions

 

[ChiliHeadInTheMaking]

And also protect them from predators.

Use some insectiside, natural organic blah blah,

Or make your own, there is a few recipes on the internet, aphids apparently hate capsaisan, they also hate dish-washing soap and cooking oil.

Next time I get aphids I will try 1 part soap, 1 part oilve oil, 8 parts water. But can't guaranty this will work.

 

[AlabamaJack]

not saying it always works for me, but when I see an ant, I treat for ants and that usually keeps the aphids at bay...usually if you got ants on your plants, you will eventually see aphids...and any ant bait/poison usually works fine....

I use this:

http://www.scotts.com/smg/catalog/productTemplate.jsp?proId=prod180020&itemId=cat50080

just a teaspoon or so scattered on the top of the soil at each plant works wonders...

 

[LUCKYDOG]

nice tip AJ

 

[KiNGDeNNiZ]

wow... you guys are right on the money!!! will decide how to approach these little bastards!!

thanks
denniz