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Old April 27, 2012   #1
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Know what this nymph is. It is eating my tomato buds before they have a chance to bloom. With the rain and the cool weather last week I was having blossom drop and did not notice them until this morning. What ever they are they will be sprayed this evening. This nymph is smaller than some of the other ones I saw. I did spray this morning but there was a heavy dew so I will wait till this evening to finish.
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Old April 27, 2012   #2
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Looks like an aphid to me. You might have to spray every several days to make sure and get whatever eggs hatch into nymphs as well.
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