About a month ago, my husband bought me this plant. It was growing fruit beautifully and then all of a sudden it started to die. I looked at the leaves and started to notice these little bugs. Some were white and others were black. I thought they were aphids. So I've been spraying the plant with a water/dish soap/Cheyenne concoction. It has helped but has not eradicated the pests. I don't know what they are. Could someone help me identify? I'm wondering of I have both Spider Mite and Thrip?
I noticed brown spider-like bugs (reddish brown I appearance) at the base of the plant. I saw maybe 2. On the leaves I saw white larvae and black bugs.