➡ Since making this video, my opinion has changed on a lot of things, and I'm now using biological pest control as opposed to chemical treatments. Although the methods in this video work, they can actually set your plant up for health issues over time. I go through all of this (and a more natural approach to pest control) in this video: th-cam.com/video/aoeAahSsHqY/w-d-xo.html
Oh lord oh lord thank goodness! I’m a new beginner plant loving person having fun yada yada and I didn’t realize what I have gotten myself into. I bought two majesty palms I I have been tediously doing these things. My wrists hurt. My brain hurts, and I’m pretty-bummed but you have eased that thank you so much. From Dry cold to hellishly hot Nevada
I use Substral sticks for treating thrips. They are really a miracle! I had problem with thrips for years and I tried all the spraying several times a week. you just push the sticks into the soil and plant suck up this substance and later on when the thrips eat the leaves they die. The only downside I can find is that these sticks also contain plant nutrients so you cannot use them during the winter
Best way that worked for me when dealing with fungus gnats was to put layer of perlite on top of the soil to prevent them from laying eggs. Worked a miracle, only issue is that this method gets monitoring soil and it’s moisture a bit difficult.
Oh lord oh lord thank goodness! I’m a new beginner plant loving person having fun yada yada and I didn’t realize what I have gotten myself into. I bought two majesty palms I I have been tediously doing these things. My wrists hurt. My brain hurts,😂 and I’m pretty-bummed but you have eased that thank you so much. From Dry cold to hellishly hot Nevada 😊
Thank you so much for showing us the products and on how to use it correctly. A lot of videos out there aren’t willing to show us what exact products they’re using. Again, thank you so much!💕🙏🏼
I love your backdrop with all those beautiful plants. It looks like a mini Eden Project 😍. If I was a spider mite, I would definitely love to live amongst your plants! Actually second thoughts no! 😂🦟🕷🪲🐜🪳💀😵🚫
Thank you for your video regarding treatment of pests. You can also use charcoal above your medium. Pests usually don't like charcoal. Watching from the Philippines.😀
In my personal experience, Neem is practically useless for insects and mites. To mix the spray, you are advised to add some dish soap to homogenize oil and water. Guess what, using just dish soap spray kills bugs without exception and within seconds - no overpriced Neem products needed. If you drain insects in neem, they die as well, but another way to kill insects is with oily aerosols that are small enough to enter their breathing organs, basically just smothering them. But for this task, any oil is doing the job, so you can pick one that does not stink that much, like jojoba. And you need a good sprayer that creates really small aerosoles. Most household sprayers don‘t. So for professionals, buying a good atomizer and mix their own source for treatment is ok, but as a normal person, you can go with leafshine spray. Kills insects and mites through their breathing organs. And as spidermites are not insects, they wont be included in all systemics for insects. But Acetamprid does the job for both. For mildew oil spray again is just fine. To treat root mealies, a 5 to 10 minute bath in 0,1% to 0,3% (yes, the additional 0 is critical here) Hydrogenperoxide should do the job when combined with Acetamprid, as with H2O2 alone, some eggs might not be hit. They are covered in a waxy shell so one would need to add dish soap to cut the water tension, but you do not want this in the substrate. Products like Careo Concentrate contain a root friendly homogenizer, hence why you can water your plants with it. Adding it to the H2O2 bath saves you some time. H2O2 when watering adds more O2 to the root system and is really OK for your plants. Just do not buy one that is stabilized, because they stabilize it with acids of phosphorus. So the pH is too low for longer baths with H2O2. Unstabilized H2O2 on the other hand is not that easy to handle but more root friendly. I accidentally used cheap Hydrogenperoxide in a slightly too high concentration for an overnight bath of some plants, with unpleasant results. But they all survived 😆 ✌️ thanks for the video! Oh and change your systemic every year to prevent immunization.
do you know how to get rid off springtails ? i found them in my banana plant and lemon tree pots... ( both grown indoor and both are too huge to give them a bath.. ) thanks :)
@@scotthood4789 I regard springtails as beneficial creatures and recommend to let them live. They won't harm your plants unless their population explodes in the same moment, there is no other decaying material left. Most people would be quite happy to have springtails around, as they keep things clean and eat stuff that otherwise would serve as a hotbed for mold. To get rid of them, put your plant in a larger container, about an inch higher than it's pot, and this into a second, even larger container. Then flood the inner container with water (room temperature!) until the plants pot is under the water line. Wait half an hour. By that time, all springtails should gather themselves on the water surface. Gently add more water until it overflows the inner container, flushing the springtails into the outer container. Now, you should let all excess water drain out of the plants substrate. If it is not well draining, you can place the pot onto an old towel. This will suck out the warer much faster than your plant could take it up, so your plant won’t get root rot. If your plants substrate is old and was never flushed, instead of waiting only for about half an hour, you can let the plant sit in the water over night. Most nutrient buildup will dissolve this way. Be sure to flush the substrate several times, if it is really old. Springtails love humid places. Changing your warering regime might help to keep them under control in the future.
@@_hazplants thank you so much. ill let them live then. both my plants are so huge- (3m tall) -springtails wont harm them.. hopefully :) thanks again .
@@_hazplants LOL 🤣am just lucky to have large south-side window and high ceilings :) and its just amazing how my plants love it/ my lemon tree is grown from seed its 2 years old and i had to trim it twice so far.. :) and my banana is "dwarf" one but its leaves are as big as a pillow case LOL
Really helpful video. Very new to houseplants and haven’t had to deal with any pests yet, but I know it’s inevitable and I’m not looking forward to it! Need to get my ‘pest pack’ ready I think!
When reporting due to pests, instead of disposing of soil I usually bake it at a really high temperature (obviously keep a close eye on it) for about 30 mins about 3-4 times to kill anything in the soil so that I can reuse it again, I do everything on a budget lol so can't afford to just throw away loads of soil ❤ hope this helps someone P.S when I say close eye, I literally sit infront of the oven, as my soil mixes have bark and sphagnum moss in them so can catch fire lol 😅
@dana102083 I usually flush my soil with water quite frequently so I don't really suffer with a high salt build up as such I normally bottom water but once a month or every couple of months I just sit my plants in the shower under the shower head for about 30-40 mins and that seems to do the trick 💜 Hope this helps :)
Scale is one I'm battling on a variegated lemon tree and a staghorn fern.Any tips with that? I've been rubbing them off but still seeing them. Wondering if they are coming from the soil? Thanks!
I've dealt with sclae in a very similar way to mealybugs - they can be an absolute pain to get rid of, but rubbing alcohol and systemic pesticides usually do the trick for me 💚
I respectfully disagree with hydrogen peroxide being the best treatment for fungus gnat larvae. I have found that mosquito dunks work far better! I break a dunk into roughly 8 pieces (depending on the size of the watering can), put it in a mesh bag or tea infuser (depending on the size of the dunk chunk), and place in my watering can. For this to be effective the first use, the dunk has to soak for at least a few hours. I let it sit for roughly 24 hours, then water any plants that need watering. For plants that require distilled water, same process just use distilled water. In conjhu
I don't actually strain mine. I use a dollar store big drinking jug with a turkey baster. I soak an 1/16th of a donut in there overnight and when I refill I soak it a few hours. It seems to have worked as its killed.gnats. because most stick to the walls of the container and master barely any go thru. But it's OK as there's products to shake bits on soil. The only video I saw online (as I really.tried to.look) says to strain and was surprised! Cheers
Hi, great video, I was wondering about flat mites, I like to have a first aid kit for any eventuality, I’ve read sulphur is the treatment but wonder which brand and how to apply. 😊
LOVE your videos, I subscribed finally. Love the way you teach! HEEELLLPPP! I have my first mealy bug problem! I treated with alcohol water daily, did not see them, and then BANG, they are there and worse than before. I have isolated this plant countless times but they just keep coming back. worse each time. NONE on the surrounding plants either. I even treat with neem in-between outbreaks. I do not understand if the soil is new, its isolated, and they bring friends. What can I do?!!!
I have a few plants that have scale. They are annoying because they so hard to spot. I don’t notice them until I see a blemish on the leaves. I usually use wipe the leaves with rubbing alcohol then wash the leaves with soapy water. It does the trick for a bit but I must say I’m terrible at repeating the process. So they always come and go.
Rubbing alcohol is a good shout, but follow that with a systemic pest treatment and continue to monitor the plant closely (it often takes a few treatments before they're completely gone annoyingly) 💚
Scratch off the mature scale (the hard shell on them often makes them harder to treat) and use rubbing alcohol and systemic pesticides - similar to mealybugs treatment 💚
hi. my calathea came down with thrips. I've been treating them with insecticide soap and neem oil for 3 days straight, then I waited 5 days and repeated the same thing.they seem to be ok.i was planning on transfering them to pon , before this out break .would it be OK to transfer them to pon right now, or should I wait a few weeks. I don't want to stress them out. so I want your opinion before I go ahead and transfer them. thanks for any advice.
Does your Neem oil state that it is cold pressed with Azadirachtin in it? If not, that is why it isn't working. Or you could possibly be using the wrong Neem oil ratio. Because when used correctly, Neem works quite well.
Thank you. Came to the comments just for this. Years and years of proven results just fly out the window with TH-camrs like this spreading misinformation. And then these idiots think they know better than the rest because they’ve seen a stupid TH-cam video. Offense given.
They can be choosy .they love aphids the most.. they can chew on your plants... I have limited experience and knowledge but best preventative indoors before an infestation.
Hydrogen peroxide didn’t work for me, it actually hurt my plants more than the fungus gnats. Only thing that works for me is keeping the soil as dry as possible
I live in apartment and in the summertime I am being bothered with a lot of ladybugs. I have one large plant I don’t know the name of it it has big please and beautiful big flower white flower on the plant and I was just wondering would it help me with my best station of ladybugs. They come out in the summertime in spring time and I was just wondering what they hurt my plan or help my plan
I get some teeny tiny white bugs in my plants, I'm struggling to identify it because I don't see any of the signs you've spoke about on any of my plants. I always just see them in the soil mainly! Any ideas?
They are called springtails. They are good insects. You actually want them in all of your soil. They eat dead plant matter and prevent fungus and mould outbreaks in your potted plants and terrariums.
How you can you tell the difference between good bugs and bad bugs? I've been told for the most part, excluding fungus gnats, bad bug move slowly, good move quickly. Do you agree?
Just do your research. And learn what they each look like, in all their growth stages. If you see something new, research it before treating it. And very important, if you are using sprays that could cause harm to the pollinators, make sure that you are only spraying in the evening when the beneficial bugs have gone for the night. We have to protect our honeybees and butterflies!
hi! thanks for this - if you've got a problem on an immature plant (came from cutting - has roots established but is still small/fragile IMO) will the 4 to 1 hydrogen peroxide mix damage that kind of plant?
No, safest to do it at night so they don’t end up burning but no, the amount in the ratio really doesn’t matter from what I’ve been told you won’t hurt it using more or less water ❤
Invest in a pocket microscope. Preferably one that can connect to your cell phone camera via USB. They are fairly cheap for the purposes that you intend it for. I got a fairly decent one from Amazon for under 30 to 40 bucks. The pocket microscope will help you to catch any infestations at the earliest of stages. I tried to take a look at each plant at least once a week, if possible. If you can get to an infestation at the earliest stage, your chances of eradicating these pesky bugs increases.
I bought "organic" neem cake powder for my House plants ! BIG mistake ! i sprinkled a teaspoon on each of my plants soil and within a week all the soil became mouldy and another week later all my plants became sick . All leaved , especially the young and new ones are covered in black insects !!
Thank you for the video - not a heckle from my side here - just a question. But if you use Neem oil as a preventetive and you had like 5 pests lately - wouldnt that suggest it doesnt really work? :P
She continuously has outdoor plants coming in and out... screens don't contain thrips outside. Shoes, clothing.. new plants... all contribute. Even with good prevention bugs still happen. I spray preventative every 2 to 3 weeks and still.find some pests but I sell and have many plants and peoole in and out too. I do t use need as hard to find in canada.
Just found thrips on my monstera while watching this. I'm so sad, dont want to deal with them. They are white and very small still, so hopefully they have not spread 😭
I can’t even tell you how happy I am that I found your channel! Stumbled upon a video on Monday and have been watching as many as I can since. You’re brilliant and so fun to watch! Thanks for all the useful tips and tricks. 🫶🪴
I've heard, from word of mouth so take it with a grain of salt, that in can be a species specific relationship, when talking about predatory insects. For example, it may be that the predatory mites that you're purchasing don't prey on the specific species of spider mite that you're fighting. I'm told that to really get a clear answer on which species you have, and which predatory species you need, takes an entomologist. You could probably send an email to your nearest university entomology professor, with high resolution pictures (might want to check the internet for tips on what features you should be capturing), and get some guidance.
do u know when u have sore throat do a gargle of hydrogen peroxide 1 to 1 ratio do gargle 3 times and u gonna thank me later your sore throat will be gone quick if u swLlow a little while u gargle is fine but try not to best remedy for sore scraching throat
Hi Claire! Just to let you know that neem oil is really really dangerous to your health if inhaled or ingested, and is actually banned in the uk. Don't know how it's ok to still sell and buy, but it's really bad for your health and also the environment, which is sort of counter intuitive 😬 I didn't realise until recently either x
I've such a trouble getting my hands on these pest treatments! I can't get mosquito bits. I can buy hydrogen peroxide in very small bottles (1 dl for 5-8 euros) and neem oil! Wtf is this?! My country obviously thinks that let all pests live🤨🙄 I can of course order online but the prices seem ridiculous. I checked the mosquito bits big jar and it would cost 35 pounds + 45 pounds shipping. 1 liter of hydrogen peroxide around 15 euros. I think I just choose to co-exist with the fungus gnats for now... I bought earlier some BTI tablets and they were 11 euros for 10 tablets and you're supposed to use those every three days. Very expensive.
@noora7773 sprinkle Diamotaceous Earth, food grade, on top of your soil, it gets rid of gnats quickly. Retreat after watering as it only works when dry. DE is mostly silica so it’s good for plants.
Very similar treatment to mealybugs - rubbing alcohol and systemic pesticides (the tougher mature ones sometimes need to be manually scratched off the plant) 💚
dont like u LOVE U be my valentine LOL ME DISABLED SENIOR and just learning as ist time with a problem. i see these appear to be tiny flies so don't know what they are since some are crawling in dirt. i wish u had picks of the bugs. There dark brown. I will try but are u sure alcohol wont hurt the plants. I bought Vodka to make disinfect and still have a few bottles could that work Its the kind could go on fire.If i try and dont hurt the plants there will be many happy bugs and tell there riends Happy Hour at his house. I dont drink.
➡ Since making this video, my opinion has changed on a lot of things, and I'm now using biological pest control as opposed to chemical treatments. Although the methods in this video work, they can actually set your plant up for health issues over time. I go through all of this (and a more natural approach to pest control) in this video:
th-cam.com/video/aoeAahSsHqY/w-d-xo.html
Oh lord oh lord thank goodness! I’m a new beginner plant loving person having fun yada yada and I didn’t realize what I have gotten myself into. I bought two majesty palms I I have been tediously doing these things. My wrists hurt. My brain hurts, and I’m pretty-bummed but you have eased that thank you so much. From Dry cold to hellishly hot Nevada
How is your treatment going? Ive recently bought a majesty palm and its infested with scale and spider mites and i am struggling to get rid of them
I use Substral sticks for treating thrips. They are really a miracle! I had problem with thrips for years and I tried all the spraying several times a week. you just push the sticks into the soil and plant suck up this substance and later on when the thrips eat the leaves they die. The only downside I can find is that these sticks also contain plant nutrients so you cannot use them during the winter
I'm very happy to read this! Provanto is not sold here so I'm trying the substral sticks
Blue sticky traps attract thrips and yellow sticky traps attract fungus gnats.
Best way that worked for me when dealing with fungus gnats was to put layer of perlite on top of the soil to prevent them from laying eggs. Worked a miracle, only issue is that this method gets monitoring soil and it’s moisture a bit difficult.
I use grit on top of the soil because it’s harder for the gnats to get through to the soil and it also stops root rot
Just lift up the pot. That's best way anyway and check if there's issues shown or time to change soil.
I just bottom water for a few weeks . It makes the plants stronger too by forcing them to grow long sturdy roots to the bottom.
I put perlite on top also, you can use a moisture checking stick also to check dry/moist levels.
Oh lord oh lord thank goodness! I’m a new beginner plant loving person having fun yada yada and I didn’t realize what I have gotten myself into. I bought two majesty palms I I have been tediously doing these things. My wrists hurt. My brain hurts,😂 and I’m pretty-bummed but you have eased that thank you so much. From Dry cold to hellishly hot Nevada 😊
Thank you for your tutorials. They’re a perfect mixture of useful information and friendly chat, just lovely
I've found the neem oil, soap and water mix works great on aphids, it kills them off after a couple days.
Yes! And you need the soap-ish ingredient because oil and water don't mix naturally :B
Thank you so much for showing us the products and on how to use it correctly. A lot of videos out there aren’t willing to show us what exact products they’re using. Again, thank you so much!💕🙏🏼
I love your backdrop with all those beautiful plants. It looks like a mini Eden Project 😍. If I was a spider mite, I would definitely love to live amongst your plants! Actually second thoughts no! 😂🦟🕷🪲🐜🪳💀😵🚫
Thank you for your video regarding treatment of pests. You can also use charcoal above your medium. Pests usually don't like charcoal. Watching from the Philippines.😀
Love putting your videos in the background while I'm working! Your voice/video is so calming but still energetic for me to work.
Idk why but i find it cute seeing you scrub down your leaf with your little make up brush
What do you do if it's a plant with a zillion tiny leaves? Like Thyme?
In my personal experience, Neem is practically useless for insects and mites. To mix the spray, you are advised to add some dish soap to homogenize oil and water. Guess what, using just dish soap spray kills bugs without exception and within seconds - no overpriced Neem products needed. If you drain insects in neem, they die as well, but another way to kill insects is with oily aerosols that are small enough to enter their breathing organs, basically just smothering them. But for this task, any oil is doing the job, so you can pick one that does not stink that much, like jojoba. And you need a good sprayer that creates really small aerosoles. Most household sprayers don‘t. So for professionals, buying a good atomizer and mix their own source for treatment is ok, but as a normal person, you can go with leafshine spray. Kills insects and mites through their breathing organs. And as spidermites are not insects, they wont be included in all systemics for insects. But Acetamprid does the job for both. For mildew oil spray again is just fine.
To treat root mealies, a 5 to 10 minute bath in 0,1% to 0,3% (yes, the additional 0 is critical here) Hydrogenperoxide should do the job when combined with Acetamprid, as with H2O2 alone, some eggs might not be hit. They are covered in a waxy shell so one would need to add dish soap to cut the water tension, but you do not want this in the substrate. Products like Careo Concentrate contain a root friendly homogenizer, hence why you can water your plants with it. Adding it to the H2O2 bath saves you some time. H2O2 when watering adds more O2 to the root system and is really OK for your plants. Just do not buy one that is stabilized, because they stabilize it with acids of phosphorus. So the pH is too low for longer baths with H2O2. Unstabilized H2O2 on the other hand is not that easy to handle but more root friendly.
I accidentally used cheap Hydrogenperoxide in a slightly too high concentration for an overnight bath of some plants, with unpleasant results.
But they all survived 😆
✌️ thanks for the video!
Oh and change your systemic every year to prevent immunization.
do you know how to get rid off springtails ? i found them in my banana plant and lemon tree pots... ( both grown indoor and both are too huge to give them a bath.. ) thanks :)
@@scotthood4789 I regard springtails as beneficial creatures and recommend to let them live. They won't harm your plants unless their population explodes in the same moment, there is no other decaying material left.
Most people would be quite happy to have springtails around, as they keep things clean and eat stuff that otherwise would serve as a hotbed for mold.
To get rid of them, put your plant in a larger container, about an inch higher than it's pot, and this into a second, even larger container. Then flood the inner container with water (room temperature!) until the plants pot is under the water line. Wait half an hour. By that time, all springtails should gather themselves on the water surface. Gently add more water until it overflows the inner container, flushing the springtails into the outer container.
Now, you should let all excess water drain out of the plants substrate. If it is not well draining, you can place the pot onto an old towel. This will suck out the warer much faster than your plant could take it up, so your plant won’t get root rot.
If your plants substrate is old and was never flushed, instead of waiting only for about half an hour, you can let the plant sit in the water over night. Most nutrient buildup will dissolve this way.
Be sure to flush the substrate several times, if it is really old.
Springtails love humid places. Changing your warering regime might help to keep them under control in the future.
@@_hazplants thank you so much. ill let them live then. both my plants are so huge- (3m tall) -springtails wont harm them.. hopefully :) thanks again .
@@scotthood4789 3m plants… awesome. You must be living in a cathedral 😉
@@_hazplants LOL 🤣am just lucky to have large south-side window and high ceilings :) and its just amazing how my plants love it/ my lemon tree is grown from seed its 2 years old and i had to trim it twice so far.. :) and my banana is "dwarf" one but its leaves are as big as a pillow case LOL
Very very helpful. Thank you. You've helped me with what I've been struggling for years.
LOVED the intro!!! So stinkin cute!!!
Really helpful video. Very new to houseplants and haven’t had to deal with any pests yet, but I know it’s inevitable and I’m not looking forward to it! Need to get my ‘pest pack’ ready I think!
I’m also new to houseplants and I’ve recently had a spider mite takeover. I wish I seen this video sooner because I should’ve prevented it!
I’ve ordered these products and hope they arrive before any signs of pests😅
Thank you for your tips! I don’t like bugs on my plants.
Have you ever tried sprinkling cinnamon on soul for bugs?
I would love to see a video showing how you take care of thrips.
When reporting due to pests, instead of disposing of soil I usually bake it at a really high temperature (obviously keep a close eye on it) for about 30 mins about 3-4 times to kill anything in the soil so that I can reuse it again, I do everything on a budget lol so can't afford to just throw away loads of soil ❤ hope this helps someone
P.S when I say close eye, I literally sit infront of the oven, as my soil mixes have bark and sphagnum moss in them so can catch fire lol 😅
How do you remove the salt buildup?
@dana102083 I usually flush my soil with water quite frequently so I don't really suffer with a high salt build up as such
I normally bottom water but once a month or every couple of months I just sit my plants in the shower under the shower head for about 30-40 mins and that seems to do the trick 💜
Hope this helps :)
Thanks for those tips.. brilliant!👍🤗😊
I’ve been putting coins in all my plants.
Pretty random but I think it helps because of the copper.
You're saying coins such as pennies on top of the dirt of your plants have deterred the bugs???
@@arnettamoore3049 yes.
What do you use to clean your makeup brushes between plants?
Scale is one I'm battling on a variegated lemon tree and a staghorn fern.Any tips with that? I've been rubbing them off but still seeing them. Wondering if they are coming from the soil? Thanks!
I've dealt with sclae in a very similar way to mealybugs - they can be an absolute pain to get rid of, but rubbing alcohol and systemic pesticides usually do the trick for me 💚
I respectfully disagree with hydrogen peroxide being the best treatment for fungus gnat larvae. I have found that mosquito dunks work far better! I break a dunk into roughly 8 pieces (depending on the size of the watering can), put it in a mesh bag or tea infuser (depending on the size of the dunk chunk), and place in my watering can. For this to be effective the first use, the dunk has to soak for at least a few hours. I let it sit for roughly 24 hours, then water any plants that need watering. For plants that require distilled water, same process just use distilled water. In conjhu
I don't actually strain mine. I use a dollar store big drinking jug with a turkey baster. I soak an 1/16th of a donut in there overnight and when I refill I soak it a few hours. It seems to have worked as its killed.gnats. because most stick to the walls of the container and master barely any go thru. But it's OK as there's products to shake bits on soil. The only video I saw online (as I really.tried to.look) says to strain and was surprised! Cheers
Thank you Claire for the very helpful information!! 💚🌿🙌
10:35 Y'all, don't forget to treat the underleaves with bug killers ! That's where pests mostly hide
This video is super useful, thank you. Love watching your videos
Thank you! 💚
I use soft straw brushes to get mealybugs out of the armpits of leaves of Hoya.
Hi Claire!! I love your tips and you’ve helped save tons of my plants
That's so good to hear, I'm so glad, thank you! 💚
this is rly helpful video thanks. for spider mites, I used alcohol, water, and mospilan and they died after a couple of weeks.
Hi, great video, I was wondering about flat mites, I like to have a first aid kit for any eventuality, I’ve read sulphur is the treatment but wonder which brand and how to apply. 😊
LOVE your videos, I subscribed finally. Love the way you teach! HEEELLLPPP! I have my first mealy bug problem! I treated with alcohol water daily, did not see them, and then BANG, they are there and worse than before. I have isolated this plant countless times but they just keep coming back. worse each time. NONE on the surrounding plants either. I even treat with neem in-between outbreaks. I do not understand if the soil is new, its isolated, and they bring friends. What can I do?!!!
Subscribed thanks for the tips
My variegated alocasia frydek HATED the insecticidal spray and is now dropping two leaves 😞 I’m gonna cry
Hi! I just got a large potted plant from Mexico and I noticed A LOT of pests in the soil. Any advice for how to cleans the soil of all the pests?
I have a few plants that have scale. They are annoying because they so hard to spot. I don’t notice them until I see a blemish on the leaves. I usually use wipe the leaves with rubbing alcohol then wash the leaves with soapy water. It does the trick for a bit but I must say I’m terrible at repeating the process. So they always come and go.
Rubbing alcohol is a good shout, but follow that with a systemic pest treatment and continue to monitor the plant closely (it often takes a few treatments before they're completely gone annoyingly) 💚
Also fungus gnats are attracted to organic soil use a normal potting soil
Jolie 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 she's so cute
Such a great video! Thank you.
I have just discovered scale on my sword fern. I would love to know how you go about treating that 😊
Scratch off the mature scale (the hard shell on them often makes them harder to treat) and use rubbing alcohol and systemic pesticides - similar to mealybugs treatment 💚
hi. my calathea came down with thrips. I've been treating them with insecticide soap and neem oil for 3 days straight, then I waited 5 days and repeated the same thing.they seem to be ok.i was planning on transfering them to pon , before this out break .would it be OK to transfer them to pon right now, or should I wait a few weeks. I don't want to stress them out. so I want your opinion before I go ahead and transfer them. thanks for any advice.
I’ve been waiting on this videio thank you! So helpful and also LARVAY made me laugh I never no either lol 💕 thank youuuuux 💕🙏🏾
Does your Neem oil state that it is cold pressed with Azadirachtin in it? If not, that is why it isn't working. Or you could possibly be using the wrong Neem oil ratio. Because when used correctly, Neem works quite well.
Thank you. Came to the comments just for this. Years and years of proven results just fly out the window with TH-camrs like this spreading misinformation. And then these idiots think they know better than the rest because they’ve seen a stupid TH-cam video. Offense given.
Thank you for your informations!
Very helpful indeed! Thank you.
Hmm i never had pests yet but i usually buy my plants in the winter would that be a factor to why i haven’t encountered any yet
What do you think about ladybugs for plants? I heard they eat a lot of insects .
They can be choosy
.they love aphids the most.. they can chew on your plants... I have limited experience and knowledge but best preventative indoors before an infestation.
Thank you so much 👍🏻
Hydrogen peroxide didn’t work for me, it actually hurt my plants more than the fungus gnats. Only thing that works for me is keeping the soil as dry as possible
Do you find that the provanto works to get rid of fungus gnats too? Thank you for the video!
I live in apartment and in the summertime I am being bothered with a lot of ladybugs. I have one large plant I don’t know the name of it it has big please and beautiful big flower white flower on the plant and I was just wondering would it help me with my best station of ladybugs. They come out in the summertime in spring time and I was just wondering what they hurt my plan or help my plan
If you apply the mixture for spider mites, do you need to wash or rinse it off? Or let it just sit there?
I get some teeny tiny white bugs in my plants, I'm struggling to identify it because I don't see any of the signs you've spoke about on any of my plants. I always just see them in the soil mainly! Any ideas?
They are called springtails. They are good insects. You actually want them in all of your soil. They eat dead plant matter and prevent fungus and mould outbreaks in your potted plants and terrariums.
Thanks! Great info!
is it better to repot if you have pot worms?
I use hairspray for spider mites.
WHAT????? IS THERE A CERTAIN KIND?????
it's alcohol based, right?
Will these tactics work even for edible plants?
How you can you tell the difference between good bugs and bad bugs? I've been told for the most part, excluding fungus gnats, bad bug move slowly, good move quickly. Do you agree?
I wouldn't personally agree with that - blackfly and thrips can move pretty quickly when they want to 💚
Just do your research. And learn what they each look like, in all their growth stages. If you see something new, research it before treating it. And very important, if you are using sprays that could cause harm to the pollinators, make sure that you are only spraying in the evening when the beneficial bugs have gone for the night. We have to protect our honeybees and butterflies!
hi! thanks for this - if you've got a problem on an immature plant (came from cutting - has roots established but is still small/fragile IMO) will the 4 to 1 hydrogen peroxide mix damage that kind of plant?
No, safest to do it at night so they don’t end up burning but no, the amount in the ratio really doesn’t matter from what I’ve been told you won’t hurt it using more or less water ❤
@Stephaniemickle yeah it does matter...concentration always matters!!
Invest in a pocket microscope. Preferably one that can connect to your cell phone camera via USB. They are fairly cheap for the purposes that you intend it for. I got a fairly decent one from Amazon for under 30 to 40 bucks. The pocket microscope will help you to catch any infestations at the earliest of stages. I tried to take a look at each plant at least once a week, if possible. If you can get to an infestation at the earliest stage, your chances of eradicating these pesky bugs increases.
Thanks for the tip, that sounds very useful (I'll have a look into it) 💚
Can I spray the soil with that pest killer?
I bought "organic" neem cake powder for my House plants ! BIG mistake ! i sprinkled a teaspoon on each of my plants soil and within a week all the soil became mouldy and another week later all my plants became sick . All leaved , especially the young and new ones are covered in black insects !!
Thank you for your video! Very helpful. But you should wear gloves when using systemic pest control!
They don’t have provanto available on Amazon for San Diego. :(
Thank you for the video - not a heckle from my side here - just a question. But if you use Neem oil as a preventetive and you had like 5 pests lately - wouldnt that suggest it doesnt really work? :P
She continuously has outdoor plants coming in and out... screens don't contain thrips outside. Shoes, clothing.. new plants... all contribute. Even with good prevention bugs still happen. I spray preventative every 2 to 3 weeks and still.find some pests but I sell and have many plants and peoole in and out too.
I do t use need as hard to find in canada.
How do thrips get into your plants if you didn’t already have them?
Through an open window, or they can cling to your clothing when you are outside and you bring them in. It only takes one!
Just found thrips on my monstera while watching this. I'm so sad, dont want to deal with them. They are white and very small still, so hopefully they have not spread 😭
How big are mealy bugs?
I have a hard time distinguishing adult thrips from fungus gnats. Any pointers?
Fungus gnats look like tiny flies and thrips look like little black specks
does anyone have advice on scale?
I have never had aphids yet!!
I can’t even tell you how happy I am that I found your channel! Stumbled upon a video on Monday and have been watching as many as I can since. You’re brilliant and so fun to watch! Thanks for all the useful tips and tricks. 🫶🪴
I've heard, from word of mouth so take it with a grain of salt, that in can be a species specific relationship, when talking about predatory insects. For example, it may be that the predatory mites that you're purchasing don't prey on the specific species of spider mite that you're fighting. I'm told that to really get a clear answer on which species you have, and which predatory species you need, takes an entomologist. You could probably send an email to your nearest university entomology professor, with high resolution pictures (might want to check the internet for tips on what features you should be capturing), and get some guidance.
My experience is mealy loves philodendron and Hoya but easier to treat. I also use my finger to kill them 😂
do u know when u have sore throat do a gargle of hydrogen peroxide 1 to 1 ratio do gargle 3 times and u gonna thank me later your sore throat will be gone quick if u swLlow a little while u gargle is fine but try not to best remedy for sore scraching throat
Have you ever planted in LECA or pumice? Eliminates almost all pests!
Eliminates pests in the soil, ie fungus gnats, but not mealy bugs, spider mites, thrips etc (long time Leca and pon user here)
You're right it's great for some pests (such as fungus gnats/other common soil pests). Yes I've got about 10% of my collection in semi-hydro 💚
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Hi Claire! Just to let you know that neem oil is really really dangerous to your health if inhaled or ingested, and is actually banned in the uk. Don't know how it's ok to still sell and buy, but it's really bad for your health and also the environment, which is sort of counter intuitive 😬 I didn't realise until recently either x
Hey! Do you have any references? I tried to search the harm of neem oil and couldn’t find anything.
That's crazy - I had no idea! I wonder how it's still so easily accessible here. Will do some digging, thank you for making me aware 💚
I've such a trouble getting my hands on these pest treatments! I can't get mosquito bits. I can buy hydrogen peroxide in very small bottles (1 dl for 5-8 euros) and neem oil! Wtf is this?! My country obviously thinks that let all pests live🤨🙄 I can of course order online but the prices seem ridiculous. I checked the mosquito bits big jar and it would cost 35 pounds + 45 pounds shipping. 1 liter of hydrogen peroxide around 15 euros. I think I just choose to co-exist with the fungus gnats for now... I bought earlier some BTI tablets and they were 11 euros for 10 tablets and you're supposed to use those every three days. Very expensive.
@noora7773 sprinkle Diamotaceous Earth, food grade, on top of your soil, it gets rid of gnats quickly. Retreat after watering as it only works when dry. DE is mostly silica so it’s good for plants.
Larvae is the plural form of larva.😉
I spent all day spraying and giving the alcohol treatment because of mealy bugs. I'm about to give up plant hobby....
PLEASE SEE THIS COMMENT Have you ever used diatomaceous earth on your plants for pest control?? ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ Whats your opinion
Scale insects???
Very similar treatment to mealybugs - rubbing alcohol and systemic pesticides (the tougher mature ones sometimes need to be manually scratched off the plant) 💚
This vid could easy be 5 min
dont like u LOVE U be my valentine LOL ME DISABLED SENIOR and just learning as ist time with a problem. i see these appear to be tiny flies so don't know what they are since some are crawling in dirt. i wish u had picks of the bugs. There dark brown. I will try but are u sure alcohol wont hurt the plants. I bought Vodka to make disinfect and still have a few bottles could that work Its the kind could go on fire.If i try and dont hurt the plants there will be many happy bugs and tell there riends Happy Hour at his house. I dont drink.
One day, I hope my next gf will be just like you… 😌
Thank you very much you are amazing
Thank you so much 🥰
I really hope it helps 💚