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What is this disease or what are these tiny things on my leaves

CBlake

CBlake

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Every leaf of every one of my plant has these tiny things on them.

I swear I saw a few of them moving. Are they insects ?

They have taken over plant whatever it is. They are all dying now.

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Does anyone know what this is ? or these are ?

I have a single room with my plants and these are over all of the leaves.

Is this a problem for the rest of the house as well ?

Thanks for the help.
 
i had these too.. try soap wit water spray or bug spray

  1. Spot the aphids. Aphid damage is recognisable by telltale signs of cottony-looking threads around new buds and leaves. Some aphids prefer older growth. Aphids are also known as "plant lice" and they hang around in bunches, making them easy to spot.

Make Organic Aphid Sprays. Create an aphid spray using a mild detergent and water, or make a soapy garden spray. You could also try the more garlic and onion version here. Spray every two to three days over a period of a week - you must spray the aphids directly for this to be effective. You can also use garlic spray as an effective aphid controller.

  1. Squash them. Provided you don't mind quite a bit of patrolling and squishing, you can be very effective at reducing the aphid population by manually squashing them. This is labour intensive and likely you will miss some, but combined with organic sprays, this can be very effective. Wash your hands well with soap after each session, or wear garden gloves.

  2. Companion plant. Plant your favourite roses or other aphid-attracting plants alongside aphid-discouraging plants. Aphids dislike garlic, chives, onions, mint, petunias. Aphids love nasturtiums. Roses grown with garlic plants or chives are much less prone to aphid attacks and both have a beautiful flower of their own during flowering season.
  3. Release ladybirds. Ladybirds (ladybugs) feast on aphids. You can purchase the larvae in packs online or from specialist nurseries. Follow the release instructions carefully - they should be released right near the food (the aphids) and must never be released in an area that has been sprayed with pesticides.
  4. Blast them with the hose. Depending on how sensitive your plant is and your water usage restrictions, you can blast aphids off the plant with the jet stream of a hose
 
I read this about aphids:


Natural Aphid Pesticides: Neem Oil
Pure neem oil, an oil derived from the neem tree, has long been used in many natural remedies, including pest control. The oil, or Azadirachtin, acts as a repellent and growth regulator. To the insects, the neem oil has a bitter taste, so they will not eat the leaves treated with it. Also, if the insects do come in contact with the Azadirachtin, it prevents the larvae from growing into adults. Neem oil can be purchased at various online stores or made from neem trees.
Natural Aphid Pesticides: Homemade Lemon Spray
This natural aphid pesticide works as an instant remedy, killing the aphids on contact. To make this natural pesticide, grate the rind of a large lemon. Boil it in enough water to fill a garden spray bottle. Let the mixture sit overnight. Drain the liquid into the garden spray bottle. Spray the aphids and larvae directly. It will cause them to convulse.
Natural Aphid Pesticides: Homemade Vinegar Spray
Get out a spray bottle and fill it 1/3 of the way with distilled white vinegar and the rest of the way with water. This will kill the aphids and larvae on contact. Some plants react badly to the vinegar. It's important know which plants you can and cannot use this method with.
Natural Aphid Pesticides: Aluminum Foil
Place a square of aluminum foil around the base of plants affected by aphids. This causes light to bounce around to the underside of the leaves, which repels the aphids. It is also good for the plants, as it brings them more natural sunlight.
Natural Aphid Pesticides: Calcium Powder
Sprinkling calcium powder around the base of the plants is another natural aphid repellent. The aphids do not like the calcium and will generally stay away from it.
Natural Aphid Pesticides: Yellow Plastic Bowl
Aphids are naturally attracted to the color yellow. Place a yellow plastic bowl filled about 1/3 of the way with water in the center of the infested area. Many of the aphids will be drawn to the bowl and will go into the water and die.
Natural Aphid Pesticides: Banana Peels
Burying shredded banana peels around the base of plants is an odd, but effective remedy. It has been around for ages and many gardeners will swear by it.
Natural Aphid Pesticides: Smash Their Buddies
Squashing a few aphids near the infested area will signify to the other aphids that it is time to go. It's a chemical reaction.
Natural Aphid Pesticides: Ladybugs
Ladybugs can be purchased at garden and home improvement centers. The ladybugs feed on the aphids and if you purchase enough, the aphids will be gone in no time. Ladybugs are also good for the garden in other ways.
Natural Aphid Pesticides: Garlic or Onions
Planting garlic or onions is another natural aphid deterrent. They do not like garlic or onion and will not likely come near an area they are in.

I think my favorite was that aphids are attracted to the color yellow.

How strange that is.

I wonder how many yellow planters are out there.

Thank you pepper lover and evil clown.
 
All those are good tactics. There's no shortage of places that sell neem oil (both brick & mortar and online), and it's also biodegradeable and organic, so if you wanna go the certified organic route with your plants, neem oil can't be beat :)
 
Hi CB
I usually spray with insecticidal soap and try to remove the critters with a cotton swab, then discard the swab elsewhere so they can't come back.

Welcome from western MA.
 
Scoville DeVille said:
:rofl: That was great.
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lol and I thought someone was going to say crabs :D On a more serious note, I spray with dish soap, one ounce per gallon and the water contains hot peppers as well. I learned the hard way, after 15 minutes I rinse with fresh water mist and this has seemed to work very good for me. While I'm not sure I believe the banana thing cause I use a lot of banana skins in my soil and have still had to fight them bugs off.
 
howardsnm1 said:
aphids..kill them with seven..
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Sevin will do the trick and also prevent any eggs from hatching..........the downside , it's not organic and you defineately don't want to use that indoors....

CBlake said:
Help

Every leaf of every one of my plant has these tiny things on them.

I swear I saw a few of them moving. Are they insects ?

They have taken over plant whatever it is. They are all dying now.

Picture included.
15ml6ww.jpg

34820pw.jpg

4qsv8k.jpg


Does anyone know what this is ? or these are ?

I have a single room with my plants and these are over all of the leaves.

Is this a problem for the rest of the house as well ?

Thanks for the help.
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CB........Welcome to the site! Were any of your plants outdoors? For starters If weather permits, I'd spray all the plants with a high pressure stream from the garden hose. Repot each plant with a new potting medium into the containers that have been cleaned with a diluted bleach solution. Once thats done I would search for an organic spray for your plants. Bonide is a company that has many sprays that can be used indoors. Look for one which contains "Pyrethrins". Which ever method(s) you chose to do you'll have to check the plants daily, especially under the leaves and between the toes.........oops I mean the nodes and between ears..........ah,ah......the plants leaf axils...

Good luck..they are defeatable with the right combinations and a bit of patients...

Greg
 
Aphids suck the only real thing I've used so far that has killed them is this stuff

http://www.yates.com.au/products/pest-control/insects-ready-to-use/yates-pyrethrum-ready-to-use/

I wouldn't mind giving neem oil a go but a lot of the natural mixes I've used so far do work to a small extent and I've tried a lot of them seeing I grow chillis in an aquaponic system where if I use anything to toxic my fish die. And yea Pyrethrum is toxic to fish at certain levels so for some reason if anyone reads this post you can use it but tarp up your media just to be on the safer side.
 
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