# Insect identification

**URL:** <https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/insect-identification/6091>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [May 24, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/insect-identification/6091 "2020-05-24T20:34:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kenneth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/94ad74/32.png) [@Kenneth](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Kenneth)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/insect-identification/6091/1 "2020-05-24T20:34:52Z")

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![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/f/f821dc579667999db3516369c5073c63fd7d76d3.jpeg)

Can anyone help identifying these, I also se very small clusters of red and black eggs . What is best treatment these are found on deshojo maple .

Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![MtBakerBonsai](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/mtbakerbonsai/32/23909_2.png) [@MtBakerBonsai](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/MtBakerBonsai)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/insect-identification/6091/2 "2020-05-25T14:34:18Z")

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Looks like aphids. There are many ways to control these pests, I suggest doing a little research to find out what works best for you. 👍🏻

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**Author:** ![Kenneth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/94ad74/32.png) [@Kenneth](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Kenneth)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/insect-identification/6091/3 "2020-05-25T14:48:03Z")

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Thank you for your help ,

appreciated

Kenneth

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**Author:** ![cab\_lad\_70](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/cab_lad_70/32/9253_2.png) [@cab\_lad\_70](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/cab_lad_70)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/insect-identification/6091/4 "2020-05-26T00:53:46Z")

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They do appear to be aphids.  
I have been told that aphids are ‘farmed’ by ants and rely on the ants to move them around as they cannot actually climb themselves.

A good spray of water to knock them off may deal with the problem.

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**Author:** ![MtBakerBonsai](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/mtbakerbonsai/32/23909_2.png) [@MtBakerBonsai](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/MtBakerBonsai)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/insect-identification/6091/5 "2020-05-26T14:12:32Z")

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This is true, ants do farm the aphids. 👍🏻

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**Author:** ![antelion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@antelion](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/antelion)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/insect-identification/6091/6 "2020-05-26T15:58:23Z")

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the ants will help them partially to get around, but in principle the aphids can do that pretty well on their own (in some stages they even develop wings for that). Issue is also, that they transport plant virus around pretty well …