Look like some big, fat aphids to me. There are a few ways to approach aphid control, but save pesticides only as a last resort.
Aphids are a soft-bodied, sap-sucking pest common among many different crops.
If you only have a few plants, you can manually remove them (smush them) with a gloved hand. As morbid as it sounds, it's quite satisfying. If smushing ain't your gig, you can get a garden hose with a nozzle and set it to the sharpest, most intense "jet" setting it has and blast the plant from the top down. This will dislodge the little buggers. There are some people who swear by "insecticidal soap" but in my experience, the solution has harmed my plants more than it helped the infestation.
Neem oil is a popular organic spray alternative which I have never used, but others in my gardening circle have had great success using it.
You could also attempt to implement biological controls for aphids; ladybugs and lacewings are natural aphid predators and will happily go to town! If you're going to go this route, it's important to familiarize yourself with the life cycle of the lady bug (specifically it's larval stage) to make sure you're not inadvertently killing them.
I hope this helps, and I am sure there are others who have more experience that will chime in and offer better advice!
They look like aphid mummies to me (dead, killed by beneficial insects). OP should double check. If thats the case then I wouldn't treat at all, let the parasitic wasps thrive.
I do see some live ones in the background but a few aphids will not kill your plants.
They aren’t moving so I guess they are dead. I thought they were eggs or something. How do you see live ones in the background / how can you tell from the pic?
I do have a lot of ants in and out of the garden. Not sure if that is related but I remember seeing that they “farm” aphids in the past
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Look like some big, fat aphids to me. There are a few ways to approach aphid control, but save pesticides only as a last resort.
Aphids are a soft-bodied, sap-sucking pest common among many different crops.
If you only have a few plants, you can manually remove them (smush them) with a gloved hand. As morbid as it sounds, it's quite satisfying. If smushing ain't your gig, you can get a garden hose with a nozzle and set it to the sharpest, most intense "jet" setting it has and blast the plant from the top down. This will dislodge the little buggers. There are some people who swear by "insecticidal soap" but in my experience, the solution has harmed my plants more than it helped the infestation.
Neem oil is a popular organic spray alternative which I have never used, but others in my gardening circle have had great success using it.
You could also attempt to implement biological controls for aphids; ladybugs and lacewings are natural aphid predators and will happily go to town! If you're going to go this route, it's important to familiarize yourself with the life cycle of the lady bug (specifically it's larval stage) to make sure you're not inadvertently killing them.
I hope this helps, and I am sure there are others who have more experience that will chime in and offer better advice!
Happy growing!
They look like aphid mummies to me (dead, killed by beneficial insects). OP should double check. If thats the case then I wouldn't treat at all, let the parasitic wasps thrive.
I do see some live ones in the background but a few aphids will not kill your plants.
They aren’t moving so I guess they are dead. I thought they were eggs or something. How do you see live ones in the background / how can you tell from the pic?
I do have a lot of ants in and out of the garden. Not sure if that is related but I remember seeing that they “farm” aphids in the past
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https://imgur.com/XiLZPgF.jpg
Mummies/dead in blue. Live in red.
The shape and color give it away. If you try to pop the tan ones they'll be hollow. The green will be juicy.
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