Question
I have a ficus tree on my patio and i have recently noticed that quite a few of the leaves are folded in half on the tree, well anyways today I opened a few of the leaves only to find a very small black bugs like a colony.I havent ever seen this on any type of plant or tree that i have and do not know what to do about this and do not know what they are please help so that i can get rid of these bugs

Answer
Those tiny insects you observed are called thrips. Thrips are very small, yellow, brown or black, slender insects ranging from 1/16 to 1/8 inch in length. Adult and larval thrips feed using a punch and suck technique.

Unlike some kinds of thrips, these on your Ficus are not feeding in buds or flowers but are sucking the juices from leaves. They commonly affect the new growth on Ficus.

Since thrips often feed inside plant structures, using a contact insecticide for control may not be the most effective method. Systemic insecticides such as imidacloprid or acephate, applied as soil drenches or foliar applications, spread to where the insects are feeding and offer more direct control. For the thrips on your Ficus simply pruning off the infested growth and disposing of it is a chemical-free approach.