Thread: tiny black bugs on pole beans - aphids?
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Old 10-07-2011, 10:56 PM posted to rec.gardens
David Hare-Scott[_2_] David Hare-Scott[_2_] is offline
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Default tiny black bugs on pole beans - aphids?
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Little black bugs and also ants on pole beans......otherwise look
healthy.....any advise appreciated.

Sounds like aphids. As Billy said hose off if the plant will stand it (they
cannot crawl back up and so will starve to death) or spray with a mild
insecticide such as pyrethrum.

David

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