Re: [CH] What are they?

Doug Irvine (dirvin@bc.sympatico.ca)
Fri, 06 Feb 1998 19:04:01 -0800

Edith Calvert wrote:
> 
> Perhaps somebody can tell me what the little buggers are that are crawling
> around on my pepper plant leaves.
> They look like black 1/32 or even smaller elongated dots[HUH?].
> I've tried the old water,soap,pepper powder combo. Back the next day.
> I've got a hab, 2 japs,a hungarian hot ,and tabasco goin on my porch.
> Flowering, and a couple of peppers showing on the japs,hungarians . But
> those damn bugs are starting to bother me. So what now???
> BTW: thanks for the idea of the egg cartons. Monday will start some seeds
> from Japan.
> JBC...if they start, will send u some.
> Thanks in advance, folks.
> Ed Calvert ( un Canajon errant )
Those are Black Flies!! and they are difficult to get rid of, you have
picked them up from a plant that you aquired, mon ami, and tabernac, you
will have a hard time getting rid of them...keep on with the soap!
Doug Irvine on Beautiful Vancouver Island