Re:[CH] What's bothering my cayenne's

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Steve wrote:

> Problem is, the top couple of leaves on around three of my
>beloved plants (now in quarantine) have started to become knarled and
>wrinkled.  On closer inspection with 10x magnifying glass, I can just
>make out some little white beasties amongst tiny spots of shiny sticky
>liquid residue.  The little blighters are around 0.5mm long and so thin
>as to defy measurement short of splitting an atom.

I'm no expert, but it sounds like aphids.

<http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r604300111.html> has methods, both
biological and chemical for control.  Good luck!

In Chiles,

Doug





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