[Glen]

We have a beautiful bush in our garden (have no idea what it is tho) which is covered in millions of little black bugs? Any ideas what they might be and how i can get rid?

Would a pic of the bush and bugs help?

[Aunt Sally]

Is this what  they look like dear



Black fly, squash them, wash them off or nuke them with soap solution

[SnooziSuzi]

I had a few ladybird larvae hatch in my GH the other day.  they were teeny tiny - about 1-2 mm each when they hatched.

Thank you to www.turning-earth.co.uk for these images:

The eggs:


The small babies:


Ladybird babies when they get bigger:


If they look like any of these then DON'T SQUISH 'EM!

[Aunt Sally]

Ohh no don't squish them !!!!!

[jazzbyrd]

Wow Ive been seeing loads of that little beetle thing in my garden this year. However it has more of an orange marking on it. I didn't realise it was a young ladybird


Jazzbyrd

[Glen]

Aunt Sally i think thats them, very small to see any real details. There are literally millions of them and its a big bush so what would you suggest i do to get rid?

[Aunt Sally]

well glen. the ones I posted are black fly and as they are on a plant that you won't be eating you could spray them with an insecticide like  pyrethroid one if you want. If you don't want to use  spray then you can squish them with your fingers, you can blast them off with a water jet from your hose or you can spray them with soft soap or even washing up liquid.

But you have to keep an eye out for them coming back and treat them again.