Some pics, now there's a lot of ants too, help! 🆘

Spray them off with water. Put in the shower or the kitchen sink and gently wash each leaf with a strongish spray of water. Make sure you get both sides.

Keep an eye on them. You may have to repeat the process once or twice. But washing or wiping/smooshing all the aphids off is one of the most effective aphid treatments and involves NO pesticides.

try stuffing some plastic grocery bags on top of the media ... so as to not saturate the pot with too much water ... throwing off your water paradigm ....

if you have a spray pump spray tank... you could just use plain water in that ... and avoid the mess in the bathroom ...

where are you.... big city name.. will they be going in the house for winter ... if so,.. solve this issue before you take them in and they go for other house plants ..

and i do care what the instagram chickee did.. we dont vacuum our plants ... crikey.. lol ..

this is not a big deal ... just dont freak out and try to love you plant to death ... and dont go slathering all kinds of goos on the leaves ... applying said love ... to the plants detriment ... and if you insist and do.. no direct sun after spraying ... for at least a few days ...

ken

"try stuffing some plastic grocery bags on top of the media ... so as to not saturate the pot with too much water ... throwing off your water paradigm ...."

Just plan the aphid wash for when you normally water. Then no need to mess around with plastic bags :-)

FYI, I water all my indoor container plants this way and have done for years. Any mess indoors in the sink or shower is minimal.

If the plants are being grown outside, just use a spray attachment to your garden hose. No need to make this into a bigger deal than it is :-))

Thank you for all the tips! I will follow your advice.

I live in a very hot and humid city, we are in Fall but over here it is 85°F, so the trees are staying outside for winter, under a shade cloth.