Aphids, Begone!
From Jenni's Garden:
Suddenly we noticed little black bugs all over the garlic chives (oddly enough not on the regular chives right next to it). Thank goodness for Google - typed in "little black bugs on chives" and ended up discovering that we had an aphid problem, and found a list of solutions. I chose two - blast them with a hose to remove them from the plant, then put aluminum foil around the chives to "blind" the aphids and keep them away. The hose took care of the current population, hoping that they stay away!
Suddenly we noticed little black bugs all over the garlic chives (oddly enough not on the regular chives right next to it). Thank goodness for Google - typed in "little black bugs on chives" and ended up discovering that we had an aphid problem, and found a list of solutions. I chose two - blast them with a hose to remove them from the plant, then put aluminum foil around the chives to "blind" the aphids and keep them away. The hose took care of the current population, hoping that they stay away! 
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Turns out that they did not stay away, so the foil was a dud solution. Kory has since treated them with an organic insecticide treatment that involves sesame oil and some other things, so maybe that will do the trick!
You can also use ladybugs as a natural option to control aphids in your garden. You can buy containers of them at hardware or gardening stores sometimes, or online I'm sure. It's pretty amazing to see so many ladybugs at once!
-Stephanie
Wow....if she had gotten aphids a few months ago I could have supplied her all she wanted....we are overrun by ladybugs once a year; they swarm the house and usually several hundred manage to get inside. Maybe when I catch them with my bugzapper next year(suction apparatus) I could sell them!
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