Aphids. Only aphids. Lots and lots of aphids.

Where are some lady bugs when you need them?!?!

Start by a strong jet of water! Repeat a couple of times a day! Nancy

Washing aphids off with water seems to temporarily scare them away, but they come back.

With leaves like that I would just snip it off and throw it in strong soap water. I used SEVIN dust on aphids. I have heard fine ash will do the same. There are home made soapy water sprays but I have not try them. Killing them is no problem but you don't want to kill the plants too. There are also insect sprays fo aphids at HD, Lowes..

Using SEVIN on aphids is overkill to say the least. Blast the aphids with water, squish them with your fingers (wear a glove if you're squeamish), and/or use insecticidal soap.

Rodney

Yes, they will rebuild their population quickly, but they don't "come back " when washed off. Aphids have an astonishing reproductive system but can't return to their host plants once removed.

That's why you have to repeat the process every few days. It's a far superior method than using sevin which very quickly kills any beneficials that might be wanting to chow down.

Once again Rhizo1, people using Sevin need education.

I have a bag of Sevin in my garage. I use it all the time. Whenever somebody comes over and asks me what I use for pest control and attract beneficials, I point to the bag of Sevin and say, "Not that!"

Uscjusto, make it a point to research IPM. Plant beneficial plants to flower year round(or almost year round). That will take care of a a majority of pests, IMO. But for now, jets of water every couple days and or insecticidal soap. As mentioned already, you gotta stay with the treatments though. Eventually the populations decrease to livable amounts.

Kevin