I was picking weeds from the planter where I keep my dwarf peach tree and I noticed there were a bunch of tiny little white dots underneath the leaves on the
weed. I looked closer and they were all moving & some even got on my hand. They almost looked as if they were tiny little maggots, but I doubt they were.
What kinda bugs are these and are they harmful to gardens?
What kinda bugs are these? (No pictures, so don't worry)
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Posts: 50184 (06/12/2009 2:22 PM) |
Are aphids white?
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TR2119 |
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Posts: 11167 (06/12/2009 2:24 PM) |
Just googled the pic and yes, they do come in white. It just seemed like the bugs I saw were a lot smaller.
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Posts: 50189 (06/12/2009 2:26 PM) |
I think you can buy ladybugs for your garden to get rid of the aphids.
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Posts: 11168 (06/12/2009 2:28 PM) |
Aww ladybugs
 Haha, but won't they just fly away?
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Posts: 50190 (06/12/2009 2:31 PM) |
Nah, people do it all the time! I used to put ladybugs in my garden.
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Posts: 3483 (06/12/2009 4:28 PM) |
Fill a spray bottle with soap and water and spray the tree (make sure to get both sides of the leaves). You may have to repeat this.
Buying ladybugs would probably be a waste of money. You might as well flush money down your toilet.
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06/12/2009 9:44 PM.
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Posts: 984 (06/12/2009 9:47 PM) |
as long as there are bugs for the ladybugs to eat they'll stay.
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Posts: 5780 (06/12/2009 9:50 PM) |
They're aphids and the advice of my entomologist father is to buy ladybugs. As long as there are bugs to eat, the ladybugs will stay.
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