Tumbelina bugs

wow, this hot weather is bringing out all the annoying pests isn’t it?! How do you find the time to check everything and try and catch stuff early?
I’ve found something on my trailing petunia tumbelinas now, they don’t seem to have affected the plant yet, but they’re all over them
ID please?

 

Hello @daisybelle sorry to hear the problem you have with your poor Petunia...mites and pugs are a pure pain...this link may help in the meantime until members who know about the plant can help your further

Petunia Diseases And Pests: Common Problems With Growing Petunias

 

Thanks, looks like a mite then, though not the spider mite I have in my greenhouse. Think I need to get me some neem oil...

 

Hello daisybelle, the more is heat keeps coming at we...the more insects we'll get..i do hope you manage to remove them

 

Just found out what they are! Lobelia seeds
That’s a relief at least

 

Lobelia seeds on your plant ...you've got me know mate

 

Just getting to that, lobelia seeds?
I was going to say petunia seeds.

 

I suspected the same Pete. Petunia pods ripen very quickly and then burst open and the seed goes everywhere. The mass of fine hairs on the foliage become sticky and the seeds etc are trapped.

 

Mike I thought I was gone mad mate...until your reply came up and expressed what was happening