Spider mites on my pepper plant

chiefer888

chiefer888

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I just thought I’d start a conversation about what has worked for others for ridding my peppers of these little bastards!
 
Yeah those are aphids. Most anything will kill them including just a plain soap water solution. But I'd use something that would last that had some kind of oil in it. There are many products that will work including neem.
 
Lady bugs. :)

As a commercial organic farmer, I release ladybugs under the row cover.

I personally feel that all to often anything more than spraying water or a super diluted insecticidal soap, will set the plants back further than the aphids will.
 

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OPfarmer said:
Lady bugs. :)

As a commercial organic farmer, I release ladybugs under the row cover.

I personally feel that all to often anything more than spraying water or a super diluted insecticidal soap, will set the plants back further than the aphids will.
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Thanks for the advice. I am considering planting a small area designed to attract ladybugs so that I can place them on affected plants as needed
 
Buy lady bugs online, once you have your natural area to hold em.

Phacelia .. google it.

Pretty , smells good, really attracts and holds beneficials.
Naturalized in my zone 8.

Profound improvements on the farm. Bad bugs rarely a problem..
 
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