Help Identifying These Bugs on My Stems

[Ringodoggie]

Well, I wanted to learn about growing outside...... looks like I'm learning about bugs and mildew. LOL

I found a few of these on one of my indoor plants about 4 weeks ago so I put the plant outdoors. I noticed the Goldfinch was picking at it and a few days later, I inspected it and didn't see any bugs. "Let my armies be the wind and the seas and the birds in the sky". LOL

Anyway, I harvested the plant and didn't find any bugs. But, today, I noticed another outdoor plant was starting to get them on some stems. That's when I took these pics.

Looks like some kind of mite.

The good news is, I am coming to the end of a cycle where I will be bleaching everything and starting fresh so whatever these are, it isn't the end of the world.

I do have 6 indoor plants in veg that I would rather not have get these bugs.

Thanks for any help or suggestions.

 

[linde]

Looks like Aphids

 

[Ringodoggie]

Thanks. Sorry the pics are poor. I'll try to get a closer shot.

I was going to collect pollen from a female that I reversed and as I was digging in the buds searching for pods, I realized this plant was also badly infested.

In the trash bag. How sad. I did pull whatever pollen sacs I could find off of it first but I don't think I got anything good. Bummer.

I have another plant that was right next to it for it's entire life. Same STS treatment and everything. As best I can tell... not a single bug on this plant. They seem to start on the stems.

Thanks again.

 

[RottyRzr]

Looks like Aphids

Yep. Looks like aphids to me too.

 

[Creeperpark]

It shouldn't be too much of a problem if you stay on it. Take a spray bottle of plain warm water and spray them off your plants. Also, remove as many as you can with your fingers too. If it gets worse you may want to mix a couple of dish soap drops in warm water and spray the whole plant down.

 

[linde]

Aphids are easier to kill than spider mites or thrips in my experience

 

[chilliwilli]

Try to get some chrysoperla/lancewing larvae. They feast on the aphids and will also reproduce outdoors.