Bah humbug! [View all]

Or, more accurately, bah APHIDS!

The little buggers have been popping up there and there all Spring, but in the last few days they have been besieging one of my tomato plants. Oddly, it's only the Wild Cherry that they are bothering, but I fear they may soon notice there are other tasty plants just inches away.

I've been picking and squishing the little pink menaces, but the poor plant already has some droopy outer leaves.

Will be applying some organic insecticidal soap this evening in hopes of stopping further damage.

Some people advise washing off the soap in the morning and some say leave it.

Do you all use insecticidal soap and do you wash it off after it's done its work?