Are these winged aphids or some sort of pest on my VFT?

Are these winged aphids or some sort of pest on my VFT?#408601

By Nikson -  Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:20 pm
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- Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:20 pm #408601

It was raining this morning and after I went outside to check on my plants I saw that my VFT had these weird ass bugs clinging to the new vertical leaf it was growing. They looked like pests so I squished them with some tweezers, but were they aphids or something? Haven't had to deal with pests yet....

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Re: Are these winged aphids or some sort of pest on my VFT?#408611

By ChefDean -  Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:49 pm
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- Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:49 pm #408611

Kinda look more like thrips. Hope I'm wrong.

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Re: Are these winged aphids or some sort of pest on my VFT?#408612

By Nikson -  Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:49 pm
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- Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:49 pm #408612

Also just found a few of these little tiny black seed looking bugs crawling around on my other vft.....aphids? I blasted them with neem oil just in case.

Re: Are these winged aphids or some sort of pest on my VFT?#408613

By ChefDean -  Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:50 pm
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- Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:50 pm #408613

Looks more beetle-y. Others are reporting weevils, maybe it's the year of the weevil.

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Re: Are these winged aphids or some sort of pest on my VFT?#408616

By Nikson -  Mon Apr 18, 2022 10:01 pm
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- Mon Apr 18, 2022 10:01 pm #408616

Haha, ok, sounds good, thanks man! It was just weird seeing these little black dots crawling around my plants. My plants don't look damaged or like their sap has been sucked out, so I'll see. Just in case, what kind of pesticide should I pick up from the store? I know people mentioned systemic ones, do you just buy one, dilute it, spray, AND water the plant with it? Or do you just spray the leaves?

Re: Are these winged aphids or some sort of pest on my VFT?#408627

By Panman -  Mon Apr 18, 2022 11:28 pm
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- Mon Apr 18, 2022 11:28 pm #408627

Nikson wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:20 pm It was raining this morning and after I went outside to check on my plants I saw that my VFT had these weird ass bugs clinging to the new vertical leaf it was growing. They looked like pests so I squished them with some tweezers, but were they aphids or something? Haven't had to deal with pests yet....

That's an aphid. Submerge the entire pot and plant in water for 24 to 48 hours and it will usually get rid of them.

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