overwintering dipladenia

I have a dipladenia that I bought this summer and plan on overwintering indoors (zone 7). There are some very small bugs on the tips, yellow in color and I don’t really want to bring them indoors. What should I do to get rid of them before I bring it inside?

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#1 Comment By shelley On 09/30/2015 @ 1:58 pm

Those yellow bugs are probably oleander aphids. Here is an article that will give you ideas on how to contend with them – Horticultural soap sprays or neem oil work well for aphid control.:

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