Can anyone tell me what they think this is? They are incredibly small black flies all over my nastursiums. Thank you! Rusty
Black Fly/Aphids?
The photo looks like aphids - sucking insects that can be dispatched with soapy water. Have you seen them fly? Aphids don't fly....
If they do fly, there is a blackfly - a whitefly that is black.
This message was edited Oct 18, 2009 8:34 PM
Checking this out - I find that some people actually plant nasturtium to lure the blackfly away from other veggie crops. Nasturtium seems to be a blackfly magnet.
You can use soapy water or neem oil to get rid of them.
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