Great information Elena. I would just like to add that having used Sulphur for a number of years in outdoor and greenhouse growing you can use the dry powder on Mealies and Aphids by applying straight on top of them and the surrounding area. For Thrips I suggest using a Pyrethrin powder made from a species of Chrysanthemum. Also if you have sprayed any plants with an oil based substance such as Seem oil you will need to leave at least 30 days before applying Sulphur in any form as it makes it Phytotoxic which will cause the light hitting the plant to burn. It is advisable to apply Sulphur in the evening, leaving your plants in darkness until the next morning. When I use the Sulphur spray I also spray the surface of the soil to get any that have fallen off the plant. I hope this helps anybody that is battling these little buggers.
Hi Carey! Great information! Thank you so much for sharing! I’m pretty sure it will be helpful for a lot of people. 😊 I’m so glad you mentioned about oil products, I totally forgot to say that in my video since I absolutely cannot stand neem oil and for that the reason I just never use it anyway. Also, spraying in the evening that is very good to know, luckily for me that’s the only time I have to play with my plants and I ended up spraying them late at night not even knowing that’s the best time to do it. Other information you provided I did not know about it. Thanks again for sharing. I will pin your comment for other people to see 💚.
Uggghh I hate Neem oil too. One thing I forgot to add, because you can guarantee I will always forget something, is that Sulphur in powder form is great for things such as root rot, stem rot, bacterial leaf spot, powdery mildew and more, also if you store bulbs, corms etc dust them with Sulphur to prevent mould, mildew, rot etc. Thank you for pinning my comment as a lot of people don't realise just how many uses there are with using Sulphur, with the added bonus of it being cheap. It is definitely one of the best natural products a gardener or houseplant parent can use. Happy growing everyone 💚💚
You can sprinkle the powder on top of the soil to! That’s what I do after treating, and sometimes I just sprinkle the powder all of the plant and soil leave it for hours sometimes a day or two the I spray them down and the powder goes through the soil and kills any that are in there.
I just treated all of my Hoyas with Jacks Dead Bug and added systemic to the soil because of all of these signs and ALL OF THEM have EXPLODED with growth. I had a few that hadn’t budged in a year and they all have MANY new growth points. One plant with one stem has SIX new points!!!!
I’m glad it worked for you! Captain Jack’s does have a picture of a spider mite on the label and it’s red like a flat mite. It’s very possible that it works 😊.
@@ElenasGreenPlanet I was surprised myself because so many people said it didn’t work. I use a microscope to identify and I’m 90% sure they were flat mites. I suppose they could have been something else but they sure looked like them.
Thank you for sharing Elena. I do a preventative spray on my indoor plants once a month. If they go unchecked and the population increases they will do great damage. I watched 2 strawberry plants drop to the ground over just 2 days and they never recovered. I was able to spray the remaining strawberry plants before the mites moved onto them in high numbers. The problem with mites is you will always have them. It is important that we keep them in check. Every time you walk outside mites are being blown around in the wind from plant to plant. So they will land on your clothing and you walk them straight into your indoor garden. They are always there. Regular preventative sprays is a must. Much better than seeing the damaged plants first and then treating them. Best wishes Jason from Melbourne Australia.
Thank you for sharing. So many of us have had the same learning experience. I would say again that I think weekly treatments are overkill for flat mites. They have a very slow life cycle. The reason you do serial treatments is to kill the new ones as they hatch out, before they can lay new eggs. Depending on species, it takes 5-9 weeks from the time the egg hatches till they are adults. So you can easily go every other week, maybe even three. Spraying weekly increases the risk of moisture damage on the plants, especially in the winter when they don't want so much water. If you want to be sure, perhaps just spray the new growth in-between your serial sprays.
Thank you so much! That’s a great information! 💚 That is exactly why I don’t stress if I skip a week and when I spray again I’m just focused on the new growth and stems 😊.
Hi Elena. Love your videos and lovely personality! I was thinking after having watched some plant youtubers spray sulfur on their hoyas, assuming there might be flat mites, might not be flat mites. I saw how improved their hoyas were and thinking perhaps sulfur could just be used to encourage growth. Maybe the nubby points just might be natural to the plant after leaf or stem drop. Many never saw any mites. Well I don't have flat mites and took a chance and sprayed half my hoyas since sulfur is in some plant fertilizers and tap water. Immediately the leaves stood up and out and firmed up! So I'm thinking hoyas may just need a little bit more sulfur than most to enhance growth. My hoyas were fine but like fertilizer added umph! I wouldn't add more than twice. Thanks for sharing! Dee, NY
Hi Dee! Thank you so much! 💚 I’m glad you enjoying my videos! My Hoyas definitely had flat mites. I saw them through microscope. I even included a footage and some of them had broad mites. Those are a lot harder to see because they are clear and very tiny. I’m not sure about sulfur as a fertilizer. It might be helpful but I have not done any research on it. I used fertilizer on my Hoyas prior and some of them still weren’t growing until I’ve done the treatment. Nubby growth is definitely flat might damage and white gooey film on a stem is more of a broad might damage. That is just my observation.
I appreciate our vigilance to hoya care. I have been starting a collection one hoya at a time. In Florida the plant nurseries seen to offer from the same grower and they all have the white splotches I thought were hard water marks but I'm thinking it could be sulphur treatment perhaps. I'll be paying attention to my failure to thrive plants. Thanks Elena
After years of throwing everything at my Hoyas, I think you have shown me what’s wrong with my Hoyas. Thank you so much. I’ve been growing Hoyas for 50 years & never knew this!
50 years?! That is amazing! 💚 You must have a great collection. I am so glad that my video helped you found a answer to the problem. Flat mites are relatively new discovery although I’m pretty sure they’ve been around forever we just didn’t know about them. I’m so glad that we finally know what’s destroying our Hoyas and how we can fight it.
@@ElenasGreenPlanet lol, my older sister gave me my first Hoya when I was 13. I’m 68 now & have loved Hoyas my entire life. Never too old to learn something new! 😊❤️
Thanks for your video, i needed to see how to mix it for hoyas. Im pretty sure i have flat mites, have some with nubby growth that hasn't done anything. Then i have some with scaring on leaves, almost like woody growth underneath leaves. I only have avlighted magnifying glass, haven't seen any, but am going to spray my whole collection tomorrow. Thanks again for your help.
That is definitely a sign of flat mites. I looked through magnifying glass too but I think you can only see them through microscope. I’m glad you found this video helpful. Treatment is a pain, especially if you have a large collection but once it’s done, they are finally going to grow for you and they will grow pretty fast. Totally worth it 😊💚.
It comes off very easily with water, some spots you might have to rub with your fingers a little bit. It shouldn’t be difficult but it’s still going to be time consuming if you have a large collection. Also, I would probably do it on the watering day this way they don’t get overwatered by accident.
It’s definitely a job. Honestly, if you’re going to spray again, just focus on new growth and all little crevices by the leaves. If you skip here and there it’s totally fine. Time will pass, treatment will be done and then it’s going to be a smooth sailing for our plants of course after we spent hours washing them off 🤣😊💚
I don’t think there is a difference. If it’s Hoya, then it’s prone to flat mites. As I mentioned in my video about 30% of my collection had them and they were all different kinds of Hoyas. One thing I have noticed that certain shops I got plants from did not have them at all and others were infested quite a bit. I guess it all comes down to if sellers know about this pest or not. It is relatively newly discovered problem hopefully more people and more sellers will be aware of it soon and we are not buying infested plants.
@@PattyJoy That’s great! 😊 You are one of the lucky ones! Microscope is a great thing to have. I check all new plants now to avoid a problem in the future.
Thanks for this video. Great info and visual reference. Question: where do you get your cute white pots with the attachable plastic trellises for your hoya? I would love to find these for my collection
Pots and the trellis was purchased on Amazon. Here is the links 😊: Trellis: www.amazon.com/dp/B09CD3JJTG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share Pots: www.amazon.com/dp/B08YDN7LG8?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Omg. I 95% I have a total infestation. I wish I had a place to put them and just boned them with sulfur! Why can’t it be warm out now?! 😂😂😂😂 Seriously appreciate this video! I’ve had suspicions about y girls. Now I know 😥
I know right, what a nightmare. All of a sudden mealy bugs became not a big deal 😂. I got lucky when I sprayed them first time outside. I filmed that video on November 5, I could not believe how warm it was that day. Good news I did not see them on any other plants other than Hoya’s, also sulfur does not smell that bad in the house. In fact, I can’t even smell it after it dried. But you’re still going to hate doing it anyway 😂. Wish you best of luck! I hope this is the last enemy we have to fight😊💚
@@ElenasGreenPlanet right?! I thought mealies were bad enough! I feel like every time I look somewhere, there’s a little fuzz ball! I hate those things! 😂😂😂 I watched you spray your plants. I guess I need to give in and do it. No wonder my growth was down this year 😩😩😩
@@ElenasGreenPlanet oh boy that’s good to know! I have a finger lime tree. I’m ordering some today and just going to assume that with all the Hoya I have I probably have some flat mites. One more question! Does it stink? Lol! Thank you in advance Elena!
@@carladurbin5706 It does smell, but not as bad as I thought it would be. I can definitely smell it more in the grow tent since it’s such a small enclosed space, but I can easily tolerate it. In my house I could not smell it at all. I would suggest to wear gloves because it is very drying on your skin.
I don’t think I have broad mites. I looked through microscope at every single Hoya and I did not see them. I know they are harder to see but I only seen flat mites and all of my nubby growth is growing vines now. Let’s hope it stays that way and I don’t have to fight another problem 🤞
Some else I follow found flat mites on several of her marantas. So if you have marantas check them for glatmights. She has used azamax and that killed her flat mites. Repeated three times. Have you tried that?
Thank you so much! That’s so good to know that we have another option to treat them. I have azamax and I’ve used it on other plans. I just didn’t know it works for flat mites. I only have one maranta but I will definitely check.
It is relatively new discovered issue. A lot of people still don’t know about it. Don’t cut nubs that’s where new growth will start emerging. Once you treat them, you’ll be surprised that they will explode with new growth everywhere. I also suggest to spray your plants with water on a hi setting of your sprayer either in your shower or a sink that will knock some adults and eggs off and give you a head-start don’t be afraid to use hot water and then spray with sulfur. First treatment make sure to spray everywhere on the leaves and under, absolutely every part of the plant. Following treatments, you can just focus on new growth and stems. It’s a lot of work, but you’ll be happy that you did it 😊
@@ElenasGreenPlanet I am THRILLEd you do not have thrips!!! I was researching different optionis for killing them as if you keep using the same thing they tend to become immmune to repeated same treatments. When everything goes weii with a spraying and I keep going hard on it I can get my whole house full of plants done in 19 hours, but it is grewling. I wonder if the flat mites also affect other plants? I did get my mocroscope out and inspected several of my hoyas. So far I have not seen any of the damage you described or any sign of the mites. A couple of mine lost the end of a tendril but Kellie said that often happens in shipping and now new growth is coming. Believe me I am going to keep an eye out for those little bastards.
@@shadesofidaho It seems like they only affect Hoya’s orchids and citrus trees. New growth sometimes dies back for other reasons too so I would not be worried too much especially if you looked at your plants through microscope and you did not see any flat might than you are good. I hope you will never find any on your Hoyas 😊.
@@ElenasGreenPlanet OHHHH Interesting.........The spray I bought for the thrips said it was for citrus/fruit trees. It did say itkilled midet butdid not exactly say flat mites. Itofcourse also killed thrips and why I was using it. And YES I did spray all my hoyas.
Try the sulphur powder and sprinkle it all over the plant and where the like to be and leave it on the plant for a couple days then spray down with hose or shower head then spray the powder and water mixture all over the plant and then repeat as needed
At this point I'm glad I only have 4 hoyas.....the only one not growing is Lisa... nothing...I mean NOTHING..in almost a yr....I'm just going to treat all 4 ....one is brand new..only had a WK...treating anyway....
Absolutely! Especially since you only have four that treatment going be so easy. I had to pretty much treat all of my Hoya’s including the ones that were clean just in case and it was such a pain since I probably have 200 Hoyas. Now I check them right away as they come and treat them if they need it.
I personally don’t think so since I treated my plants with that before (for other reasons) and I still had flat mites on a lot of Hoyas but I’ve been told that Azamax works for flat mites also.
You definitely want to focus on the leaves and underside of leaves!!!! I have found many flat mites on the leaves. That’s why you have scabbing all over the leaves. So please DO NOT avoid the leaves!
Very good information! Thank you for sharing! It will definitely be helpful for everybody here. What I did with my plants first treatment I sprayed absolutely every part of the plant including leaves on each side and following treatments since I don’t rinse them off between treatments I only respray new growth, stems and nodes. Trying to make things a little bit easier and save some time 😊.
I only seen them on Hoya’s. I checked some of my other plants and I didn’t have any flat mites on them. From what I read about them, they seem to only attack Hoya’s and citrus trees.
@@planttherapy1860 No problem! 😊 If you have a microscope, I would check them first since treatment is a very big job and very messy. This way you don’t have to treat all of them.
Any plant can get pests. With Hoyas’s I only had mealybugs and flat mites. Luckily there is a lot of treatments to take care of them. Just check your plants often and treat them as needed.
That’s exactly how I felt in the beginning. As far as I know, they affect Hoya’s Orchids and citrus trees. I tested a few of my other plants and I did not see any 😊.
Great information Elena. I would just like to add that having used Sulphur for a number of years in outdoor and greenhouse growing you can use the dry powder on Mealies and Aphids by applying straight on top of them and the surrounding area. For Thrips I suggest using a Pyrethrin powder made from a species of Chrysanthemum. Also if you have sprayed any plants with an oil based substance such as Seem oil you will need to leave at least 30 days before applying Sulphur in any form as it makes it Phytotoxic which will cause the light hitting the plant to burn. It is advisable to apply Sulphur in the evening, leaving your plants in darkness until the next morning. When I use the Sulphur spray I also spray the surface of the soil to get any that have fallen off the plant. I hope this helps anybody that is battling these little buggers.
Hi Carey! Great information! Thank you so much for sharing! I’m pretty sure it will be helpful for a lot of people. 😊 I’m so glad you mentioned about oil products, I totally forgot to say that in my video since I absolutely cannot stand neem oil and for that the reason I just never use it anyway. Also, spraying in the evening that is very good to know, luckily for me that’s the only time I have to play with my plants and I ended up spraying them late at night not even knowing that’s the best time to do it. Other information you provided I did not know about it. Thanks again for sharing. I will pin your comment for other people to see 💚.
Uggghh I hate Neem oil too. One thing I forgot to add, because you can guarantee I will always forget something, is that Sulphur in powder form is great for things such as root rot, stem rot, bacterial leaf spot, powdery mildew and more, also if you store bulbs, corms etc dust them with Sulphur to prevent mould, mildew, rot etc.
Thank you for pinning my comment as a lot of people don't realise just how many uses there are with using Sulphur, with the added bonus of it being cheap. It is definitely one of the best natural products a gardener or houseplant parent can use.
Happy growing everyone 💚💚
You can sprinkle the powder on top of the soil to! That’s what I do after treating, and sometimes I just sprinkle the powder all of the plant and soil leave it for hours sometimes a day or two the I spray them down and the powder goes through the soil and kills any that are in there.
@Dusty Square you just have to be careful not to cause root burn, especially if the plant has very fine roots. I learnt that the hard way, lol.
I just treated all of my Hoyas with Jacks Dead Bug and added systemic to the soil because of all of these signs and ALL OF THEM have EXPLODED with growth. I had a few that hadn’t budged in a year and they all have MANY new growth points. One plant with one stem has SIX new points!!!!
That is great! 💚 I am not sure if Captain Jack’s work for flat mites but it sounds that it is 👍😊.
Captain jacks does not work for flat mites :(
@@brooklin_bernek that’s what I had and it worked 🤷♀️ Killed the 2 spotted mites as well.
I’m glad it worked for you! Captain Jack’s does have a picture of a spider mite on the label and it’s red like a flat mite. It’s very possible that it works 😊.
@@ElenasGreenPlanet I was surprised myself because so many people said it didn’t work. I use a microscope to identify and I’m 90% sure they were flat mites. I suppose they could have been something else but they sure looked like them.
Thank you for sharing Elena. I do a preventative spray on my indoor plants once a month. If they go unchecked and the population increases they will do great damage. I watched 2 strawberry plants drop to the ground over just 2 days and they never recovered. I was able to spray the remaining strawberry plants before the mites moved onto them in high numbers. The problem with mites is you will always have them. It is important that we keep them in check. Every time you walk outside mites are being blown around in the wind from plant to plant. So they will land on your clothing and you walk them straight into your indoor garden. They are always there. Regular preventative sprays is a must. Much better than seeing the damaged plants first and then treating them. Best wishes Jason from Melbourne Australia.
It is definitely never ending battle. I think we got this 💪🏼.
Thank you for sharing. So many of us have had the same learning experience. I would say again that I think weekly treatments are overkill for flat mites. They have a very slow life cycle. The reason you do serial treatments is to kill the new ones as they hatch out, before they can lay new eggs. Depending on species, it takes 5-9 weeks from the time the egg hatches till they are adults. So you can easily go every other week, maybe even three. Spraying weekly increases the risk of moisture damage on the plants, especially in the winter when they don't want so much water. If you want to be sure, perhaps just spray the new growth in-between your serial sprays.
Should be 3-9 weeks, editing the error!
Thank you so much! That’s a great information! 💚 That is exactly why I don’t stress if I skip a week and when I spray again I’m just focused on the new growth and stems 😊.
Hi Elena. Love your videos and lovely personality! I was thinking after having watched some plant youtubers spray sulfur on their hoyas, assuming there might be flat mites, might not be flat mites. I saw how improved their hoyas were and thinking perhaps sulfur could just be used to encourage growth. Maybe the nubby points just might be natural to the plant after leaf or stem drop. Many never saw any mites. Well I don't have flat mites and took a chance and sprayed half my hoyas since sulfur is in some plant fertilizers and tap water. Immediately the leaves stood up and out and firmed up! So I'm thinking hoyas may just need a little bit more sulfur than most to enhance growth. My hoyas were fine but like fertilizer added umph! I wouldn't add more than twice. Thanks for sharing! Dee, NY
Hi Dee! Thank you so much! 💚 I’m glad you enjoying my videos! My Hoyas definitely had flat mites. I saw them through microscope. I even included a footage and some of them had broad mites. Those are a lot harder to see because they are clear and very tiny. I’m not sure about sulfur as a fertilizer. It might be helpful but I have not done any research on it. I used fertilizer on my Hoyas prior and some of them still weren’t growing until I’ve done the treatment. Nubby growth is definitely flat might damage and white gooey film on a stem is more of a broad might damage. That is just my observation.
Thank you for sharing! My Hoyas are all growing well, so I hope I'm ok. Hope you were successful in getting rid of them all.
Yeah I wasn't sure what was going on with my hoyas oh boy ! I sprayed them with sulfer wow they sprung to life and started growing
It’s amazing how fast it happens. I wish we knew about this problem few years ago.
Congratulations on the 2000 subscribers💐, honestly, you deserve many more 👏. Greetings, Irena
Thank you so much Irena! 💚 Although there is no prize at the end, but it still feels like an achievement 😊.
I appreciate our vigilance to hoya care. I have been starting a collection one hoya at a time. In Florida the plant nurseries seen to offer from the same grower and they all have the white splotches I thought were hard water marks but I'm thinking it could be sulphur treatment perhaps. I'll be paying attention to my failure to thrive plants. Thanks Elena
After years of throwing everything at my Hoyas, I think you have shown me what’s wrong with my Hoyas. Thank you so much. I’ve been growing Hoyas for 50 years & never knew this!
50 years?! That is amazing! 💚 You must have a great collection. I am so glad that my video helped you found a answer to the problem. Flat mites are relatively new discovery although I’m pretty sure they’ve been around forever we just didn’t know about them. I’m so glad that we finally know what’s destroying our Hoyas and how we can fight it.
@@ElenasGreenPlanet lol, my older sister gave me my first Hoya when I was 13. I’m 68 now & have loved Hoyas my entire life. Never too old to learn something new!
😊❤️
I absolutely agree! Especially with this hobby, I feel that we will be learning for a rest of our lives.
This is such an eye-opener, thank you very much for sharing your valuable knowledge.
Thank you so much for sharing such a great video with great information!!!😊
Thank you so much for watching! 💚 I’m glad you found this information useful! 😊
Thanks for your video, i needed to see how to mix it for hoyas. Im pretty sure i have flat mites, have some with nubby growth that hasn't done anything. Then i have some with scaring on leaves, almost like woody growth underneath leaves. I only have avlighted magnifying glass, haven't seen any, but am going to spray my whole collection tomorrow. Thanks again for your help.
That is definitely a sign of flat mites. I looked through magnifying glass too but I think you can only see them through microscope. I’m glad you found this video helpful. Treatment is a pain, especially if you have a large collection but once it’s done, they are finally going to grow for you and they will grow pretty fast. Totally worth it 😊💚.
I’m 💯 convinced I have flat mites. I will start treating mine soon too. I hope to see some change 🙁.
I think every single one of us who own Hoyas have them. At least now we know about this invisible problem and we can fix it 😊.
I meant to say this is a VERY good video. You covered all the signs! Great job ❤
I accidentally hit the unlike 👎 button. Hope I fixed it 🤦🏻♀️
You did fix it. Thank you! 💚
very very helpful.. thanks
That's for the great video!
Once a treatment cycle is completed and we think we're on the clear, how should the sulfur residue be removed?
It comes off very easily with water, some spots you might have to rub with your fingers a little bit. It shouldn’t be difficult but it’s still going to be time consuming if you have a large collection. Also, I would probably do it on the watering day this way they don’t get overwatered by accident.
💚💚 Thank you… I have sprayed once and didn’t release you needed to keep doing it 😭
It’s definitely a job. Honestly, if you’re going to spray again, just focus on new growth and all little crevices by the leaves. If you skip here and there it’s totally fine. Time will pass, treatment will be done and then it’s going to be a smooth sailing for our plants of course after we spent hours washing them off 🤣😊💚
Thanks for the information! I am wondering if thinner vine/leaf hoyas are less prone to flat mites? Just curious if there is a difference.
I don’t think there is a difference. If it’s Hoya, then it’s prone to flat mites. As I mentioned in my video about 30% of my collection had them and they were all different kinds of Hoyas. One thing I have noticed that certain shops I got plants from did not have them at all and others were infested quite a bit. I guess it all comes down to if sellers know about this pest or not. It is relatively newly discovered problem hopefully more people and more sellers will be aware of it soon and we are not buying infested plants.
@@ElenasGreenPlanet Thanks fir the information! So far I have no flat mites. I have a wireless microscope and no evidence.
@@PattyJoy That’s great! 😊 You are one of the lucky ones! Microscope is a great thing to have. I check all new plants now to avoid a problem in the future.
Thanks for this video. Great info and visual reference. Question: where do you get your cute white pots with the attachable plastic trellises for your hoya? I would love to find these for my collection
Pots and the trellis was purchased on Amazon. Here is the links 😊:
Trellis: www.amazon.com/dp/B09CD3JJTG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Pots: www.amazon.com/dp/B08YDN7LG8?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
@@ElenasGreenPlanet Thank you so much!
Omg. I 95% I have a total infestation. I wish I had a place to put them and just boned them with sulfur! Why can’t it be warm out now?! 😂😂😂😂
Seriously appreciate this video! I’ve had suspicions about y girls. Now I know 😥
I know right, what a nightmare. All of a sudden mealy bugs became not a big deal 😂. I got lucky when I sprayed them first time outside. I filmed that video on November 5, I could not believe how warm it was that day. Good news I did not see them on any other plants other than Hoya’s, also sulfur does not smell that bad in the house. In fact, I can’t even smell it after it dried. But you’re still going to hate doing it anyway 😂. Wish you best of luck! I hope this is the last enemy we have to fight😊💚
@@ElenasGreenPlanet right?! I thought mealies were bad enough! I feel like every time I look somewhere, there’s a little fuzz ball! I hate those things! 😂😂😂
I watched you spray your plants. I guess I need to give in and do it. No wonder my growth was down this year 😩😩😩
@@catherinestugmyer4449 One good thing came out of this, I don’t want any more plants at all at this point 😂. My plant hoarding is finally cured 🤣.
@@ElenasGreenPlanet 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 omg. That would do it!!!
Thank you for doing this video! I love your content as always and have a question, what other plants do flat might like to live on?
Hi Carla! Thank you so much! 💚 As far as I know, they also affect orchids and citrus trees.
@@ElenasGreenPlanet oh boy that’s good to know! I have a finger lime tree. I’m ordering some today and just going to assume that with all the Hoya I have I probably have some flat mites. One more question! Does it stink? Lol! Thank you in advance Elena!
@@carladurbin5706 It does smell, but not as bad as I thought it would be. I can definitely smell it more in the grow tent since it’s such a small enclosed space, but I can easily tolerate it. In my house I could not smell it at all. I would suggest to wear gloves because it is very drying on your skin.
the nubby growth is actually broad mites. so you have both
I don’t think I have broad mites. I looked through microscope at every single Hoya and I did not see them. I know they are harder to see but I only seen flat mites and all of my nubby growth is growing vines now. Let’s hope it stays that way and I don’t have to fight another problem 🤞
Some else I follow found flat mites on several of her marantas. So if you have marantas check them for glatmights. She has used azamax and that killed her flat mites. Repeated three times. Have you tried that?
Thank you so much! That’s so good to know that we have another option to treat them. I have azamax and I’ve used it on other plans. I just didn’t know it works for flat mites. I only have one maranta but I will definitely check.
I had NO clue! Mine had all of the nodes so I’m going to spray. Should we cut off the nubs?? Thanks for the great video!
It is relatively new discovered issue. A lot of people still don’t know about it. Don’t cut nubs that’s where new growth will start emerging. Once you treat them, you’ll be surprised that they will explode with new growth everywhere. I also suggest to spray your plants with water on a hi setting of your sprayer either in your shower or a sink that will knock some adults and eggs off and give you a head-start don’t be afraid to use hot water and then spray with sulfur. First treatment make sure to spray everywhere on the leaves and under, absolutely every part of the plant. Following treatments, you can just focus on new growth and stems. It’s a lot of work, but you’ll be happy that you did it 😊
Great video. One upside of the sulpher treatment is it is also supposed to get rid of thrips too.
Too bad I don’t have any thrips 😂. Just kidding 🤣. Very good to know! I did not know that information 😊.
@@ElenasGreenPlanet I am THRILLEd you do not have thrips!!! I was researching different optionis for killing them as if you keep using the same thing they tend to become immmune to repeated same treatments. When everything goes weii with a spraying and I keep going hard on it I can get my whole house full of plants done in 19 hours, but it is grewling. I wonder if the flat mites also affect other plants?
I did get my mocroscope out and inspected several of my hoyas. So far I have not seen any of the damage you described or any sign of the mites. A couple of mine lost the end of a tendril but Kellie said that often happens in shipping and now new growth is coming. Believe me I am going to keep an eye out for those little bastards.
@@shadesofidaho It seems like they only affect Hoya’s orchids and citrus trees. New growth sometimes dies back for other reasons too so I would not be worried too much especially if you looked at your plants through microscope and you did not see any flat might than you are good. I hope you will never find any on your Hoyas 😊.
@@ElenasGreenPlanet OHHHH Interesting.........The spray I bought for the thrips said it was for citrus/fruit trees. It did say itkilled midet butdid not exactly say flat mites. Itofcourse also killed thrips and why I was using it. And YES I did spray all my hoyas.
Try the sulphur powder and sprinkle it all over the plant and where the like to be and leave it on the plant for a couple days then spray down with hose or shower head then spray the powder and water mixture all over the plant and then repeat as needed
Well i get to start allover again . Least i only have two that are infected.
Only two, that’s great! It’s going to be very easy to treat 😊.
At this point I'm glad I only have 4 hoyas.....the only one not growing is Lisa... nothing...I mean NOTHING..in almost a yr....I'm just going to treat all 4 ....one is brand new..only had a WK...treating anyway....
Absolutely! Especially since you only have four that treatment going be so easy. I had to pretty much treat all of my Hoya’s including the ones that were clean just in case and it was such a pain since I probably have 200 Hoyas. Now I check them right away as they come and treat them if they need it.
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Will a systemic insectide like Bonide work??
I personally don’t think so since I treated my plants with that before (for other reasons) and I still had flat mites on a lot of Hoyas but I’ve been told that Azamax works for flat mites also.
You definitely want to focus on the leaves and underside of leaves!!!! I have found many flat mites on the leaves. That’s why you have scabbing all over the leaves. So please DO NOT avoid the leaves!
Very good information! Thank you for sharing! It will definitely be helpful for everybody here. What I did with my plants first treatment I sprayed absolutely every part of the plant including leaves on each side and following treatments since I don’t rinse them off between treatments I only respray new growth, stems and nodes. Trying to make things a little bit easier and save some time 😊.
Do only Hoya have Flatmites or are other plants sensitive too?
I only seen them on Hoya’s. I checked some of my other plants and I didn’t have any flat mites on them. From what I read about them, they seem to only attack Hoya’s and citrus trees.
Do the flat mites bother other types of plants
They seem to like Hoyas and citrus trees. I checked some of my other plants and I have not seen any.
@@ElenasGreenPlanet Thanks for the information. I probably should treat to be on the safe side.
@@planttherapy1860 No problem! 😊 If you have a microscope, I would check them first since treatment is a very big job and very messy. This way you don’t have to treat all of them.
Hoyas have all kinds of bugs!😢
Any plant can get pests. With Hoyas’s I only had mealybugs and flat mites. Luckily there is a lot of treatments to take care of them. Just check your plants often and treat them as needed.
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This video making me paranoid 😭 Are they only on Hoyas?
That’s exactly how I felt in the beginning. As far as I know, they affect Hoya’s Orchids and citrus trees. I tested a few of my other plants and I did not see any 😊.
@@ElenasGreenPlanet Ah I see I see. Thank you!
80% alcohol is more effective than 99%. Just fyi
🤔 interesting! Why is that?