Bugs on western spicebush (Calycanthus occidentalis)

San Francisco, CA

I've been seeing these on my spice bush :( First I tried pulling off infested leaves, then tried neem oil and bug-killing by hand, but they always come back :( Where they are, the leaf looks all blackened and dying.

The plant is on my balcony, so not much of an ecosystem around to eat them. Any advice?

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Lynnwood, WA

Hello there it looks as though you may have aphids and resulting black sooty mold but a bit hard to make out from the pictures. you could try 1 part dish soap to 10 parts water and apply liberally

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