I’ve used DE for my Hoya Kerri. I use a paint brush and brush it all over the stems and leaves because this plant does not like any kind of spray on its leaves and will get black spots. I have to leave to DE on it and reapply to new growth. I also add systemic granulars to the soil. It’s not pretty but until it kills all the pests that’s was is working.
I love your videos so much. ❤ Thank you for this informative video. I love watching your channel and learning something new all the time. Nematodes: yessss. Once in spring and maybe another time in summer, if I needed to repot a lot or the soil dried out too much a few times. And that's it for the year. Nothing else helped, it just smelled, made the soil yucky or something like that. I had no luck with neem oil. I hate the smell, the stickyness, needing to warm it up and mixing it. And half the time my plants hate it and respond with yellow leaves. So I use predatory mites as a preventive measure (I use the Neoseiulus cucumeris and Nematodes). If I have an infestation, I spray down the plant with water with a bit of dishwasher soap. And yes, it kills every living thing on contact. I rinse the plant off, repeat the process a week later and hang new satchels of predatory mites into the plant. After 6-8 weeks, before I get new predatory mites, I repeat, if necessary. As for aphids on tomatoes: I have heard that basil planted by the tomatoes should help against pests. There are a lot partner vegetables/fruits out there, maybe check them out. A good partmership in your vegetable patches helps a lot with pests and issues
Thank you for your kind words and for sharing your pest control strategy! 🌱 It's great to hear different approaches, especially about companion planting. 🍅🌿
Great video! Question; have you tried the sulfur vapor method yet? If you haven't, it's a game changer for bigger setups like yours with good ventilation. I'm pretty sure after one treatment you'd never see a mealybug again.... ever.... lol Again, Great video!
Haven't tried sulfur vapor yet, but it sounds intriguing for large setups, is it not the same as sulfur candles? Thanks for the tip and the kind words. 🌱😊
@@Houseplantygoodness the sulfur candles will leave residue and can be toxic from what I've read, especially indoors. The sulphur pot melts the sulfur instead of burning it, not releasing the harmful carcinogens and toxins. That's the way I understood it. I've used it in my 10x10 winter setup a half dozen times with very good results. Tradescantia, philodendrons, succulents, sygoniums, everything, took well to it. I was afraid of toxicity, but there was none. Well, except for the rotten egg toilet smell for a few hours... lol good ventilation solves that quickly. Everyone's setup is different, I would advise reading and doing your own research based on that. Sulfur sprays also exist and work, for a while, like everything else lol
Yes! I bought a Sulphur HotBox and it's been the best purchase ever for eradicating Thrips, Mites and Mealybugs. It's so cost effective and time saving.
Love all of your videos. I wish we were neighbors so we could drink coffee and hang out in the greenhouse on a Sunday morning! I bought a couple of plants that came with scale and it pretty much went away on its own when I increased the light level. I think it picks on plants that would prefer to have more light and airflow.
I had this moment when someone who grew plants on the Canary Islands said that they had a huge millibug problem because there used to be huge cohenille plantations on the island, then they became unprofitable, the plantations with opuntias were cleared and the cohenille remained🙂 And they needed something else to eat😂
You just blew my mind. Ok, so I live in Tucson, so I guess cochineal beetles would be about. But I thought they were mealey bugs! I dab with alcohol and they go bright red. Ha! Slightly less gross? Weirdness and eccentricity are closely related - as I grow older, the language changes! "Shoplifters of the World..." Weirdos! Er, eccentric? 😅
Interesting video. My plant 1st aid station is my guest bathroom. I'll start keeping the temperature at the lower end of the scale. I use mild soap and water for spider mites. For mealybugs I use a soft tooth brush with alcohol. For fungus gnats I use powdered cinnamon on the top of the soil. For flies I use a lot of little yellow boxes with dish soap and white vinegar. But I'm always open to new ideas. Thank you for the video it was very helpful❤
Thank you so much for this video! I googled a lot and mostly the info is like “dry conditions” “moist conditions” or “higher temperatures” and “heaters in the winter make humidity drop” and I’m like give me effing numbers and examples!!! I did have spider mites and thripse in summer last year but so far nothing else. And now I’m heading towards my first spring and summer with a maranta and a syngonium which I know are both very prone to spider mites and some people say that preventing by spraying with neem oil once a month is beneficial. But I’d rather treat my plants less than more if it isn’t necessary and my flat is more on the humid side. I’m sure that the spider mites and first thripse came from the balcony (30 degrees celsius and it’s south-east!) and the second time the thripse came from a cutting from a friend. Also yeah, when treating them … I’m aware that the life cycles are different and there isn’t much info on when to treat what. I saved your video so now I know what to come back to in case of a problem :) Thank you for these detailed answers! 🥰
Thanks for all the info 👍 I’ve had success killing spider mites with a peroxide/water spray. Neem oil worked well on thrips when I got them this fall. Possibly because I caught them fast and put the plant concerned in isolation. It took many applications though ☹️🇨🇦
I’ve been using the recipe from Liqui-Dirt a few times a year. I spray and then cover the whole plant with the solution and I let it drip dry. After that, I treat when things feel off but it’s just here and there because the initial treatment takes me two full days to get through my whole collection. It takes months before I’m willing to go for it again 😂 I miss the days when I thought pests happen to other people. But I’m 4 years in with a large collection and thankfully pests are manageable so far. Great video. Weird 💚s Weird. Thank you. Sincerely, a Unique Fan
Great video Memo! Cinnamon didn't work for me with pests. I think people underrate a Neem oil purge of the soil. Really gets the beasties at that level. I had new growth on my Draecenas that was just being devoured last Spring. A spray bottle with 1/2 water, 1/2 rubbing alcohol and a daily spray as the new growth unfurled stopped whatever it was in its tracks! I have a bag of DE downstairs that we used on bed bugs my son brought home probably from the office carpet. One application was all that was needed and it's a big bag! Definitely will try it on other pests!
I just got my nematodes from Amazon but have never used them before. I have just started noticing soil gnats buzzing around my young plants that are currently being kept warm on heating mats. Because they are all young. I have them in smaller pot's and I am consistently watering them which of course the gnats appreciate and thrive. My question is can they be helpful for all plants? I'm thinking of young seedlings. 🤔 Thanks so much for all of these useful tips and for now I have not had to deal with thrips...yet.
For your information in french we say « cochenille farineuse » and the traduction is « mealybug », I am french canadienne and we always say this 😆 I listen some french YT and they say « cochenille » too 😅😆
What about bug bombs for pests, has anyone tried these with aroids? Years ago we used bug bombs when the cats had fleas, it was before I got into aroids and we just had some cactus, succulents and some dracaena, but the plants were totally unharmed. Touch wood, but I've only ever had fungus gnats and got rid of them with diatomaceous earth and sticky traps. All the constant treatments for bugs seem like a nightmare I don't want to live through, but sealing up the plant room and setting off a bug bomb seems a whole lot easier
I have pets so bug bomb regularly. It works wonderfully for fungas gnats but not much else. I hose off anything sensitive like ferns etc. I got desperate trying to fight spider mites on my Philo warszewiczii and decided to spray it with household bug spray. Bad idea, do not recommend.
@@rachwilson4791 Ok, cool. So, what you're saying is if I ever get bugs I should just burn the place down. Got it! thanks haha Sorry to hear about your Philo War.
Bug bombs can be an option for some, but always with caution in plant spaces, i did not have great success with it sadly. 🌿 It's all about finding what works best for your setup!
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I believe all of us planty people walk a little off center. 🤣🤣🤣💖
Haha, you know us planty people too well! 🤣💖 It's all about finding our unique balance.
I’ve used DE for my Hoya Kerri. I use a paint brush and brush it all over the stems and leaves because this plant does not like any kind of spray on its leaves and will get black spots. I have to leave to DE on it and reapply to new growth. I also add systemic granulars to the soil. It’s not pretty but until it kills all the pests that’s was is working.
Wow, that's dedication to your Hoya Kerri! 🌿 DE and systemic granules sound like a solid strategy. Thanks for sharing your experience!
I shall pause this after hearing the word mealies, have my dinner, and come right back 😂
I love your videos so much. ❤ Thank you for this informative video. I love watching your channel and learning something new all the time.
Nematodes: yessss. Once in spring and maybe another time in summer, if I needed to repot a lot or the soil dried out too much a few times. And that's it for the year. Nothing else helped, it just smelled, made the soil yucky or something like that.
I had no luck with neem oil. I hate the smell, the stickyness, needing to warm it up and mixing it. And half the time my plants hate it and respond with yellow leaves. So I use predatory mites as a preventive measure (I use the Neoseiulus cucumeris and Nematodes). If I have an infestation, I spray down the plant with water with a bit of dishwasher soap. And yes, it kills every living thing on contact. I rinse the plant off, repeat the process a week later and hang new satchels of predatory mites into the plant. After 6-8 weeks, before I get new predatory mites, I repeat, if necessary.
As for aphids on tomatoes: I have heard that basil planted by the tomatoes should help against pests. There are a lot partner vegetables/fruits out there, maybe check them out. A good partmership in your vegetable patches helps a lot with pests and issues
Thank you for your kind words and for sharing your pest control strategy! 🌱 It's great to hear different approaches, especially about companion planting. 🍅🌿
Great video! Question; have you tried the sulfur vapor method yet? If you haven't, it's a game changer for bigger setups like yours with good ventilation. I'm pretty sure after one treatment you'd never see a mealybug again.... ever.... lol Again, Great video!
Haven't tried sulfur vapor yet, but it sounds intriguing for large setups, is it not the same as sulfur candles? Thanks for the tip and the kind words. 🌱😊
@@Houseplantygoodness the sulfur candles will leave residue and can be toxic from what I've read, especially indoors. The sulphur pot melts the sulfur instead of burning it, not releasing the harmful carcinogens and toxins. That's the way I understood it. I've used it in my 10x10 winter setup a half dozen times with very good results. Tradescantia, philodendrons, succulents, sygoniums, everything, took well to it. I was afraid of toxicity, but there was none. Well, except for the rotten egg toilet smell for a few hours... lol good ventilation solves that quickly. Everyone's setup is different, I would advise reading and doing your own research based on that. Sulfur sprays also exist and work, for a while, like everything else lol
Yes! I bought a Sulphur HotBox and it's been the best purchase ever for eradicating Thrips, Mites and Mealybugs. It's so cost effective and time saving.
Love all of your videos. I wish we were neighbors so we could drink coffee and hang out in the greenhouse on a Sunday morning! I bought a couple of plants that came with scale and it pretty much went away on its own when I increased the light level. I think it picks on plants that would prefer to have more light and airflow.
Thank you! ☕🌱 That sounds like a perfect Sunday. Great job adjusting the environment for your plants to thrive against scale.
I am so happy I came across your channel! Your explanations are FANTASTIC
Janky support stick shirt! When will they be available? 😊
Janky support stick shirts already available at houseplanty-goodness.creator-spring.com ! 😊
Omg the mealy bug one cracked me up. I also have a resident population that I have been trying to shuffle off their mortal coil.
I had this moment when someone who grew plants on the Canary Islands said that they had a huge millibug problem because there used to be huge cohenille plantations on the island, then they became unprofitable, the plantations with opuntias were cleared and the cohenille remained🙂 And they needed something else to eat😂
What an interesting story about the mealybugs! 😂 It's fascinating how history affects our current plant care challenges.
You just blew my mind. Ok, so I live in Tucson, so I guess cochineal beetles would be about. But I thought they were mealey bugs! I dab with alcohol and they go bright red. Ha! Slightly less gross?
Weirdness and eccentricity are closely related - as I grow older, the language changes!
"Shoplifters of the World..." Weirdos! Er, eccentric? 😅
Mind-blowing indeed! 🤯 The alcohol trick is a neat one, especially with that color change. Here's to embracing our weirdness and eccentricities! 😅🌿
Lots of “food for thought” Memo. This was a great video. Oh, thanks for doing such an in-depth research for us ‘Mr Unique.’
Thank you, Carol! 'Mr Unique' appreciates your support and is glad to provide food for thought. 🌱🤓
Very interesting ! By the way Fungus Gnats are actually very important when it comes to producing humus.
Absolutely, fungus gnats do play a role in the ecosystem. 🌱🌍 Thanks for pointing out their importance in humus production.
Interesting video. My plant 1st aid station is my guest bathroom. I'll start keeping the temperature at the lower end of the scale. I use mild soap and water for spider mites. For mealybugs I use a soft tooth brush with alcohol. For fungus gnats I use powdered cinnamon on the top of the soil. For flies I use a lot of little yellow boxes with dish soap and white vinegar. But I'm always open to new ideas. Thank you for the video it was very helpful❤
I have used Ceylon cinnamon to eradicate gnats when I first got into houseplants and worked a treat!
Ceylon cinnamon for gnats - that's a great tip, maybe it needs to be specifically Ceylon for it to work! 🌿👍 Glad it worked well for you.
Thank you so much for this video! I googled a lot and mostly the info is like “dry conditions” “moist conditions” or “higher temperatures” and “heaters in the winter make humidity drop” and I’m like give me effing numbers and examples!!! I did have spider mites and thripse in summer last year but so far nothing else. And now I’m heading towards my first spring and summer with a maranta and a syngonium which I know are both very prone to spider mites and some people say that preventing by spraying with neem oil once a month is beneficial. But I’d rather treat my plants less than more if it isn’t necessary and my flat is more on the humid side. I’m sure that the spider mites and first thripse came from the balcony (30 degrees celsius and it’s south-east!) and the second time the thripse came from a cutting from a friend.
Also yeah, when treating them … I’m aware that the life cycles are different and there isn’t much info on when to treat what. I saved your video so now I know what to come back to in case of a problem :)
Thank you for these detailed answers! 🥰
Thank you! 🌿 I'm glad you found the specifics helpful. It's all about finding the right balance for your plants and environment. 🌱💧
Thanks for all the info 👍 I’ve had success killing spider mites with a peroxide/water spray. Neem oil worked well on thrips when I got them this fall. Possibly because I caught them fast and put the plant concerned in isolation. It took many applications though ☹️🇨🇦
Thanks for sharing your success stories! 👍 The peroxide/water spray and neem oil tips are invaluable. Persistence is key! 🌱
I didn't think peroxide did anything to spider mites. Could it have been they just bugged off 😉 because you were getting them wet??
I’ve been using the recipe from Liqui-Dirt a few times a year. I spray and then cover the whole plant with the solution and I let it drip dry. After that, I treat when things feel off but it’s just here and there because the initial treatment takes me two full days to get through my whole collection. It takes months before I’m willing to go for it again 😂
I miss the days when I thought pests happen to other people.
But I’m 4 years in with a large collection and thankfully pests are manageable so far.
Great video. Weird 💚s Weird. Thank you.
Sincerely,
a Unique Fan
Haha, I feel you on the pest management journey! 😂 Thanks for sharing your approach and for the weird 💚s!
Great video Memo! Cinnamon didn't work for me with pests. I think people underrate a Neem oil purge of the soil. Really gets the beasties at that level. I had new growth on my Draecenas that was just being devoured last Spring. A spray bottle with 1/2 water, 1/2 rubbing alcohol and a daily spray as the new growth unfurled stopped whatever it was in its tracks! I have a bag of DE downstairs that we used on bed bugs my son brought home probably from the office carpet. One application was all that was needed and it's a big bag! Definitely will try it on other pests!
Thanks, @mollys1584 ! 🌟 Neem oil and a bit of DIY ingenuity can indeed work wonders. Appreciate your tips on DE and alcohol spray! 🌱
Great video Memo. Always interested in your geeky info and I am fascinated about meelies being similar to cochinel bugs. I love a wierd-out.🐛🐜
Geeky info is my jam! 🤓 Glad you enjoyed the mealybug fact. Weird-out moments are the best, aren't they? 🐛🐜
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Great Video! ❤
Thank you, Cynthia! ❤️ Glad you enjoyed the video!
I just got my nematodes from Amazon but have never used them before. I have just started noticing soil gnats buzzing around my young plants that are currently being kept warm on heating mats. Because they are all young. I have them in smaller pot's and I am consistently watering them which of course the gnats appreciate and thrive. My question is can they be helpful for all plants? I'm thinking of young seedlings. 🤔
Thanks so much for all of these useful tips and for now I have not had to deal with thrips...yet.
For your information in french we say « cochenille farineuse » and the traduction is « mealybug », I am french canadienne and we always say this 😆 I listen some french YT and they say « cochenille » too 😅😆
We call Mealy bugs “cochenilles farineuses” in French.
"cochenilles farineuses" - love learning plant care terms in French! 🌱 Merci for sharing!
What about bug bombs for pests, has anyone tried these with aroids?
Years ago we used bug bombs when the cats had fleas, it was before I got into aroids and we just had some cactus, succulents and some dracaena, but the plants were totally unharmed. Touch wood, but I've only ever had fungus gnats and got rid of them with diatomaceous earth and sticky traps. All the constant treatments for bugs seem like a nightmare I don't want to live through, but sealing up the plant room and setting off a bug bomb seems a whole lot easier
I have pets so bug bomb regularly. It works wonderfully for fungas gnats but not much else. I hose off anything sensitive like ferns etc. I got desperate trying to fight spider mites on my Philo warszewiczii and decided to spray it with household bug spray. Bad idea, do not recommend.
@@rachwilson4791 Ok, cool. So, what you're saying is if I ever get bugs I should just burn the place down. Got it! thanks haha
Sorry to hear about your Philo War.
Bug bombs can be an option for some, but always with caution in plant spaces, i did not have great success with it sadly. 🌿 It's all about finding what works best for your setup!
Summer is coming 😅 bugs are coming...
Summer and its buggy friends are indeed on their way! 😅 Let's stay prepared.
@@Houseplantygoodness im waiting for them 💪💪💪 😂
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💚🪴💚 Right back at you Dave! Thanks for the support.