Thrips?

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Redsonic
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Thrips?

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Lots of little black spots on the underside of new leaves on my Schefflera. I scraped off some of the "spots" and photographed them with my $15 iPhone macro lens:

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Reckon they are thrips?
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Nope, Aphids?
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100% Aphid
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Yep, I've checked some photos and they are definitely aphids. Thanks guys.
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