securedawg
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little green bugs

I have these little green bugs on my habenero plants, but thats the only plant they seem to be on. what are theses and what can I do to rid the plants of these?

Newt
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Location: Maryland zone 7

Not much to go on here but I'm going to guess you see aphids. They come in different colors. Is this what you see?
https://woodypest.ifas.ufl.edu/aphids.htm

You can use insecticidal soap every 3 to 5 days until they're gone. You can even make your own. Don't use detergent or anti-bacterial soap.
https://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/outdoors/194

Newt



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