Tiny red bugs
I dug up my pepper plants and potted them so I could bring them inside for the winter. My sister is away at college and a window in her room faces south so I put my plants up there and there seem to be a lot of little red... I want to say ants but I'm not sure: they are too small to take a picture of. Is there anything I can spray or feed the plant to kill these bugs since the plants are in a bedroom?
Franco, could they be red spider mites?
https://www.thewaterwisegarden.com/mites.htm
https://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=red%20spider%20mites&btnG=Google+Search&sa=N&tab=wi
Red ants or flying red ants?
https://www.neoperceptions.com/fauna/inverts/images/flying%20red%20ant.jpg
Maybe just tiny red spiders?
Newt
https://www.thewaterwisegarden.com/mites.htm
https://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=red%20spider%20mites&btnG=Google+Search&sa=N&tab=wi
Red ants or flying red ants?
https://www.neoperceptions.com/fauna/inverts/images/flying%20red%20ant.jpg
Maybe just tiny red spiders?
Newt
Franco, if they are spider mites, spraying just about anything organic every 3 days for a couple of weeks should get rid of them. I would suggest you tap a branch over a piece of white paper to see if they fall off your plants. They usually look like tiny specs on the paper. You can use insecticidal soap, citrus oil or a garlic/pepper spray. They are usually attracted to stressed plants, especially if they get dry. They don't like humidity much.
Newt
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