I've done a bit of research, they are almost certainly Western Flower Thrips and can be killed with good ol' nicotine apparently - just like humans

You can make a solution by soaking smoking tobacco in water for a few days, and then dilute the solution to look like tea and spray it on your plants - I'm gonna give it a go unless anyone knows better.

Thanks for the input guys - I'll post wether it works or not.
emmpey Reviewed by emmpey on . Little yellow/orange creatures on plants ???? I was looking at the pre-flowers on some plants today and noticed these little critters on the stems, not leaves. They are tiny - like less than 1mm, with a longish oval shaped body. The colour was kinda between yellow and orange. There's only a few but I would like to know what they are so that I can see if I need to take action. I tried to get a pic but the blighters are so small my phone cam can't see 'em, even through a 10x loupe. I am in the UK and we're just getting into autumn now. Rating: 5