Aphids!

It is getting hot in San Francisco (finally), so I asked my mother to
water my fuchsias. She came back with a bunch of complaints about my
plants! Informed me that they are infested with critters. I pretended
to know all about it already.

I found a bunch of tiny green bugs, looking about like lice, crawling on
the underside of the leaves. The tops of the leaves were covered in
that disgusting honeydew.

So, I spent a few minutes on the web finding out that the critters were
probably aphids, went to the store, and bought some malathion. I am
/scared/ of malathion, which I understand is really dangerous stuff.
For the sake of my fuchsias, though, I overcame my fears and sprayed
the plants. This should take care of those aphids.

I also have a few spittle bugs, I guess, from the occasional white blobs
of foam. I understand that these aren't harmful, but I bet that the
malathion will kill them, and I'll be sorry to see them go.