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Aphid larvae?
Posted: May 30th, 2013, 7:48 pm
by Kenji B
Hi guys i checked one of my plants and it seems to have some kind of pest on it. My guess is aphid larvae. I can see little maggot like things that are smaller than aphids, they seem to excrete or are around small purple/pink blobs or spheres of liquid. These thigs are tiny and the only way i spotted them was from the tiny pink blobs which are around the size of a pin point. The problem isnt serious at this point but more a curiosity. Any ideas what these things are?
Re: Aphid larvae?
Posted: May 30th, 2013, 10:26 pm
by shibui
Kenji, as far as I know aphid do not have larvae. They hatch as miniature aphid and just grow bigger.
It might help to know what sort of plant these are on. A picture would obviously help but I know how difficult it can be to photograph very tiny things.
Re: Aphid larvae?
Posted: May 31st, 2013, 9:45 am
by craig_w
Hey Kenji
I've also seen them in a couple of my pots,
More noticeably on my ficus.just gave everything a good spray of insecticide.
Can't say I noticed any spots though.