looks like ahpids.. see any ants around milking them for the honeydew???

a good blast of water... can take care of them .. knock them off the plant.. reduce populations ...

i dont cut parts of plants off.. because they get ugly ... unless you get really p.o.'d .. and it just makes you feel better ... no good for the plant .. but sometimes.. you just gotta make yourself happy .. lol...

if neam didnt work.. dont keep spraying it ...

ken

Yes, those are aphids and that is aphid damage you are seeing. They are extremely common with some species of honeysuckle. And blasting with water is a very accepted form of treatment and often all you need to do. This is my go-to remedy for aphids on just about anything and I rarely need to move to anything stronger, even insecticidal soap.

As to cutting back......aphids tend to congregate and feed off of the newest, most succulent tissue so they are often concentrated on the newest growth. Clipping that off will remove the aphids and not harm the plant at all. Pruning now during the growing season just encourages new growth to be produced so what you prune will be almost immediately replaced. Especially with a vigorous vine.

Thank you both!

If I spray with water I’m worried about spreading them to surrounding plants. There are several newly planted roses nearby. Does blasting them with water kill them or will they survive and eat whatever they land on?

I had ants farming aphids on my peppermint and spearmint this spring (that was a first for me, I've grown these herbs for 15 years with no issues). I cut off those parts and down to the next "clean" leaf. Then I used insecticidal soap a few times and they've been gone ever since. I check periodically to make sure they're gone.

Aphids are what are known as 'soft bodied insects' - they have no skeleton or bone structure and no shell or anything to protect them. So yes, a strong stream of water can kill them. I think the technical term is "smoosh" :-))