Solved Bugs attacking plant

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    Nathant1985 Apprentice Gardener

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    hi,

    Just got back from holiday and walking around the garden, came across a couple of plants (same type) with these little black bugs along with a fair few ants. Some of the little bugs are moving but the rest aren't.

    I've attached a photo (click to view a bigger one) as I'm not sure what they are or how to get rid of them.
     

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      black fly aka Aphid the ants milk them like cows they produce sugary syrup from the bottoms and also protect them , if only a few just use your hand to remove them is best

      looks like a chrysanthemum plant , very tasty to aphids
       
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        Good evening yes I have been breeding them on my runner beans:heehee:
         
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          Brilliant, thank you both. I will go and manually remove then. Is it just a case of manually scraping them off?
           
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            are they too quick to catch :rolleyespink::lunapic 130165696578242 5:
             
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            just be gentle as you dont want to damage/crush the stem of the plant or you can wash them off with the hose pipe
             
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