hello. I have a small potted hibiscus that I have been keeping outdoors for the summer. It has developed an insect problem and I have not been able to identify the insect myself. There are small black spots on the flowers and the buds. They grow together in clusters. I believe they hatch into small spiders or flys. its hard to tell b/c they are so tiny. I have taken pictures to make it easier to identify. The cooler months will be coming and I'd like to take the hibiscus back inside soon, but I need to clear up the insect situation first of course. Can someone tell me what the insect is and how to get rid of it?
Thank you so much for your help.

Here are the pics

I hate those stinkin aphids!! Well, I had them too, on my pretty pink hibiscus. I was sure it was certain death, as it looked nearly bare, and had been blooming so nicely just 2 weeks before. BUT, I did spray, and after about 2 weeks of waiting, I got ladybugs delivered, and I put them out over a period of time (like a week or so) and poof, aphids seemed to be gone. My hibiscus started growing green again, and actually, got blooms on it! It is looking nearly perfect again! Then, last Friday, I was inspecting it, and those dang aphids were back!!!! I was lucky to have some spray for those nasty aphids already handy. So far, so good!

Meg

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I have sprayed with soapy solution on several plants but I used it for the white flies on hibiscus....make darn sure you rinse it off after or you will run into more problems.

My largest humungo dense pink hibiscus (guessing 12 ft. or more) is starting to yellow from the center outward....and losing those leaves....thinking it is caused by this awful hot weather we have had here recently.....and making it's own mulch. Not certain of that. It doesn't like to be watered that much but gets droppings of water from the sprinklers edge....but to directly water it... doesn't like it! Picky, picky plant.
Catlover

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