Please can you help a newbie.

What exactly do these little 'bugs' look like? are they black?

Kathryn

Any chance of a more complete description? Are they red, for instance?

Try putting out a piece of white paper (outside!) and banging the plant onto it. The critters should drop off, and a decent magnifying glass should give you an opportunity to get a good look at them. When you say "tiny" I immediately thought 'red spider mite', which is a very common plant parasite.

Chris

Thanks for the replies, The things are black, i think, they are very hard to see ( about 1mm in length and less in width) they look like a tiny fly running around, I dont have a magnifying glass to get a better look. I will try to get hold of one though.