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Help, what are these tiny little creatures on the leaves

It was getting cold here so I brought couple of potted fig and plumeria plants indoor last week. Just today I noticed these little tiny creatures all over some of the leaves. When I touched them, they didn't move. Can someone tell me what they are and if there is a way to get rid of them?

I brought in the fig plants because they had really good size unripe figs that I was hoping they would ripe soon (a vain attempt perhaps?). The plumerias have started flowering after I brought them inside.

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Thanks.

They look like whiteflies to me, except you say they don't move.  They usually flutter around when you shake the plant.  Washing the leaves with soapy water is one something that's supposed to work.  I used a *garlic/soap/oil mix and sprayed my leaves when I realized I had them.  It seemed to help, or else it just got too cold for them. 

*garlic cloves liquified in blender, strained.  Add a little dish soap and a little cooking oil.   Let sit a couple days.  Dilute with water and spray on leaves top and bottom, preferably in the evening.  You don't want to spray when it's sunny.

Hope that helps a little.

Thanks, Cheryl, for the suggestions.  I also expected them to fly around when I touch them, but they didn't.  Hard to know if they actually moved or not as they were so tiny. 

I will try the soapy water tomorrow.  If that doesn't work, I'll try your garlic solution.

They could be aphid exo skeleton sheds.

Kane, those were aphid exo skeleton sheds ineeds.  They came from the aphids hanging underneath the leaves of the plumeria plants with leaves hanging over the fig plant.  I used a vacuum to suck all those little creatures and wiped the leaves with warm soapy water.  Hopefully that would keep their population at bay.

The yellow bugs look like the ambrosia aphids that go after milkweed plants. They leave behind white old skins when they molt. You can also sometimes see sticky liquid on the leaves from the honeydew they give off.

They look like aphid left overs to me. Try a soap spray about a teaspoon to a half gallon of water. If you have a county agriculture person in your area (do a web search for your area, type in your county then agriculture center). You could then send him a picture or possibly take a few leaves to them to diagnose in person. They even have volunteers there who have taken classes and have been certified as "Master Hardners", Al least that is the way that the do it here in Orlando, Fl. Good Luck.

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Originally Posted by Cynthia24
They look like aphid left overs to me. Try a soap spray about a teaspoon to a half gallon of water. If you have a county agriculture person in your area (do a web search for your area, type in your county then agriculture center). You could then send him a picture or possibly take a few leaves to them to diagnose in person. They even have volunteers there who have taken classes and have been certified as "Master Hardners", Al least that is the way that the do it here in Orlando, Fl. Good Luck.


Cynthia, you are correct, those were aphid exoskeletons.  I found their owners hanging on the undersides of my plumeria plant above the fig plant.

Thank you for the suggestions of seeking help from our local Master Gardeners.  I didn't think of it and didn't think we would have them here (I am located in Ottawa, Canada).  A simple google search found at least one such group locally.  I will seek their advice on property treatments.

Have a good day.

Good idea with proper treatments. making your own oil or soap is a huge mistake, too much could hurt the plant, not enough will not work. Use products labeled for aphid or white fly use. Those look like white fly larvae to me. Usually on the bottom of the leaves though, so maybe something else? Always treat your plants before you bring them in. It's going to be hard to get rid of them now. They can hide indoors, and keep reinfecting plants.
For aphids and whitefly I like All seasons oil with a mild organic insecticide added. I like to use the one from the chrysanthemum flower. It is now synthesized, and better isomers are used, yet it is not dangerous, with a 1 day PHI.

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