Wow, I’ve never seen aphids go for an AV. I would squish them with my fingers, then use barely tepid water (spray or stream) to knock them off the plant.

linnea, nice image of the aphids! If you follow party’s excellent advice repeatedly, you will easily nip the problem in the bud. (haha….see what I did there?) I wouldn’t use neem on AVs, but the warm water should be fine.

If you aren’t into squishing with your fingers, try wiping them off with a cotton swab.

whatever you put on a bud.. other than water... will most likely destroy the tender flower tissue ... meaning.. you will lose this cycle of flowering ...

back when i was a collector of AV.. i used a systemic granular insecticide in the pot... since this was 40ish years ago.. i have no idea why such was needed.. as noted.. AV really arent a pest plant ..

maybe i had other plants on the light stand.. and when you treat.. you treat everything ...

read the labels.. and use accordingly ...

yeah rhiz.. i saw what you did there.. even before you pointed it out ... but i cant come p quick with a second one.. im sure ill be tooling down the road to the market when one strikes me ...

ken

Others have already answered, but you got a good photo of the critters!

I've used Neem oil safely on AVs. Tepid water could be used to wash them off the leaves. I'd avoid using a systemic insecticide in the home.