Grrrrrr - frustrated with my pepper plants

Fiishergurl · May 14, 2014

They are growing well enough but they are harboring aphid fugitives and I can't get rid of them.

This is the only picture I have... taken about a month ago and the plants are bigger and bushier and more leaves closer together now. Hundreds or thousands of aphids are hiding under the leaves. Have sprayed every single leaf top and underside several times now with neem oil and water mixture and with soapy water mixture. Works for a few days and then they are back.

What to do? My tomato plants don't have the aphids like this YET... but I am about ready to burn the pepper plant aphid hosts. But then the aphids won't have the peppers to suck dry.

Help!

Thanks,
Ginny

May 14, 2014	#1
Fiishergurl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Oak Hill, Florida Posts: 1,781	Grrrrrr - frustrated with my pepper plants They are growing well enough but they are harboring aphid fugitives and I can't get rid of them. This is the only picture I have... taken about a month ago and the plants are bigger and bushier and more leaves closer together now. Hundreds or thousands of aphids are hiding under the leaves. Have sprayed every single leaf top and underside several times now with neem oil and water mixture and with soapy water mixture. Works for a few days and then they are back. What to do? My tomato plants don't have the aphids like this YET... but I am about ready to burn the pepper plant aphid hosts. But then the aphids won't have the peppers to suck dry. Help! Thanks, Ginny