Shade Gardening: Astilbe question, 0 by Noreaster

Noreaster wrote:
Yeah, I think I will try the soap tomorrow. You don't think that would hurt the flowers themselves, do you? I don't think it's either of those bugs you posted...though we do have those Asiatic beetles, which I hate. These were much smaller, about 1/8" or so. Brown body, clear wing. Saw quite a few of those, and also one bug that was a bit bigger with an irridescent turquoise body. These are things that had no meaning in my life two years ago, now they are the bane of my existance! lol. Last year my daylilies had a lot of thrip damage, which no one here that I talked to had ever heard of on daylilies. Now it figures that my "pest free" astilbe has pests, huh?

Here is the only pic I was able to get today of what I think is sucking dry my astilbe flowers: