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Hens & chicks pest diagnosis needed #922862

Asked December 14, 2025, 7:30 PM EST

Please help identify the pests on my hens & chicks plants. They were outside over the summer and are now inside under a grow light. Please see photo.

Greene County Ohio

Expert Response

They look like aphids -- see the first photo on the factsheet -- Aphids in home yards and gardens | UMN Extension.

You can wash the bugs off the plant with water using shower or kitchen sprayer. Once the visible pests are removed, you can spray a neem-based pesticide. You may need to wash and re-treat the plant to control all life stages of the insect.

Be sure to check any adjacent plants for aphids.

Regards,

Jane

Jane MacKnight Replied December 15, 2025, 8:41 AM EST

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