Does any one know what the bugs are? They look like black mold and cover every bit of the pea plants, stems,leaves,peas and blooms~ in just a day or two!! And how can I get rid of them?

-- Debbie T in N.C. (rdtyner@mindspring.com), July 29, 2000

Answers

Those bugs are aphids. The best way to get rid of them is to go in your kitchen, get a gallon jug, put a teaspoon of dishwashing in and fill it with water. Then add some garlic oil, or smash some garlic in a little water and strain it into the mixture. Take this out and spray your plants with it. Then repeat once a week. This should get rid of many of them.

Little Bit Farm

-- Little bit Farm (littlebit@calinet.com), July 29, 2000.

Debbie, any time you have aphids, you've almost surely got ants farming them. Making the ants lives' miserable will help slow down reinfestation after using Little Bit's spray. Gerbil

-- Gerbil (ima_gerbil@hotmail.com), August 03, 2000.