There are some pests feasting on my compact buddleja.
There is no webbing, so it is unlikely to be a case of spider mites. The suspects are too small to be aphids (at least those aphids I am familiar with).
These tiny pests (less than half of a millimeter in size) prefer grazing on the undersides of leaves. Their feeding leaves tiny light marks on the upper side of leaves.
What could it be? How can I get rid of it?
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A noxious weed, harmful weed or injurious weed is a weed that has been designated by an agricultural or other governing authority as a plant that is injurious to agricultural or horticultural crops, natural habitats or ecosystems, or humans or livestock. Most noxious weeds have been introduced into an ecosystem by ignorance, mismanagement, or a...

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