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Aphids, hitnitnit with botanical soap, or any decent organic pest control, neem is fine for peppers As well. I grow Carolina reaper and scotch bonnets along with weed! Use the same stuff across the plants, no issues
Looks like a Tick? Maybe but I’ll poke around my books to see if i can id it@Jack og thanks for the quick reply mate. Seems you may accidently be my mentor haha. Similar gardening interests as me.. Looking at a wider variety of chilli in a rasied bed down the track.
Not going to lie, i saw the webs and shat for a second thinking spider mites, then while taking the pic saw the little spider hahah..
I noticed all the aphids (hard to miss) and also saw what i assume to be a few "white flys" along with a fungus gnat or two.
Anyone know what the bug in the last photo is?
Im so new to this all that its almost embarassing.
Cheers to any and all, stay safe
Looks like a Tick? Maybe but I’ll poke around my books to see if i can id it
They are adorable. ! Man good cross on those breeds! Spray the yard down with need oil, 1ml to every liter of water with 2 drops of dawn kitchen soap. You can up the ratio if Needsd but repeat very 3 days till you see no more bugs
All neem say the same as it’s intended use may not be suitable for food products, I always get the food grade stuff but neem is neemCheers Jack. I'll definitely have to do something aggressive if it is a bloody tick..
They are adorable mate but just as evil.. should see how much they have destroyed.. damn puppy teething.
I did buy some eco-neem oil, says its cold pressed, all natural blah blah then reading the directions it says only use on ornamentals not food crop.. not sure whats going on with that, additive maybe?
So i need to find a pure neem or a different food/ pet safe alternative.
@Jack og thanks for the quick reply mate. Seems you may accidently be my mentor haha. Similar gardening interests as me.. Looking at a wider variety of chilli in a rasied bed down the track.
Not going to lie, i saw the webs and shat for a second thinking spider mites, then while taking the pic saw the little spider hahah..
I noticed all the aphids (hard to miss) and also saw what i assume to be a few "white flys" along with a fungus gnat or two.
Anyone know what the bug in the last photo is?
Im so new to this all that its almost embarassing.
Cheers to any and all, stay safe
Looks like a Tick? Maybe but I’ll poke around my books to see if i can id it
Phew cause I wasn’t finding any pics s that was close to what that last pic looked like. Cheers mate
Phew cause I wasn’t finding any pics s that was close to what that last pic looked like. Cheers mate
hahah i must be the only one happy to have bugs on my plant right now (am concerned about transporting them to other grow areas though)
Guess a bit more research of what sprays other than neem that i can use..
Truthfully not surprised i have outside bugs, compost piles and trees and shrubs everywhere in my yard.
@SmithsJunk thanks for the quick response and picture mate. Appreciate it
So much to learn as a beginner. Cheers to everyone for their input
Here's the pesticides I've used...
Azamax is pretty safe and a chemical derivative of neem. It is one of the more effective pesticides I've used. Nuke Em is super safe but I'm not impressed with it's results. Potassium salts derived from fatty acids is safe but works, meh so-so. Pyrethrins work well and are fairly safe if you follow their guidelines. My favorite and an instant slaughter for any pest I can think of is Triazicide, it is very toxic while drying but safe afterwards. It's also very cheap.
I'd go with Triazicide if you have a month or so till harvest. It saved my girls from Broad Mites, which is amazing because almost nothing works on them. It killed everything, and I mean every every every pest, from the first application. $9 on Amazon for the garden hose attach bottle and $12 at my local hydro store. It is a pyrethrin derivative.
@SmithsJunk cheers mate, I've heard of Azamax, unfortunately crazy expensive to get where i am.. have to get it posted from the US.. Cost 2X more in postage than the product. crazy..
Being a newbie I've not heard of "Nuke em" or "Triazicide" but I'll look into them both.. Work must be suspicious after the all the things i google bahaha
Cheers mate. Stay safe
The last photo looks to be a dog tick, which is gray and larger than a deer tick. Deer ticks are typiccaly smaller and a yellowish/goldish color and are known for carrying lyme disease. The white bugs look to be aphids...white flies look similar but can fly and are found on the undersides of the leaves. Its surprising how much damage they can cause for such a small bug. The white fly is the worst problem in this area, hands down. I quit starting stuff outside as these infestations are a real bitch to get rid of once they get established.
The last photo looks to be a dog tick, which is gray and larger than a deer tick. Deer ticks are typiccaly smaller and a yellowish/goldish color and are known for carrying lyme disease. The white bugs look to be aphids...white flies look similar but can fly and are found on the undersides of the leaves. Its surprising how much damage they can cause for such a small bug. The white fly is the worst problem in this area, hands down. I quit starting stuff outside as these infestations are a real bitch to get rid of once they get established.
I'm pretty sure you can get pyrethrin. I think that's going to be your most effective weapon. I think it kills every type of pest. You should be able to source it locally. I'm barely willing to pay the US price for Azamax. I see no reason to pay 3x our price when you can probably buy pyrethrin and a thermal fogger for less locally.
Already identified it as an apple aphid.
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