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- Q.How Can I Get Rid Of White Flies As Natural Methods Have Failed? - I have small white flies in all of my vegetable plants especially squash but it spread to tomatoes, sweet potato ...
- Q.Bringing In Tender Plants For Winter. How Do I Get Rid Of Bugs In The Pots. - I have bananas, Mandeville etc to bring indoors for winter but I don't want ants etc all over the house!!!
- Q.Bugs Or Disease - Sticky, webby, collections on my indoor Jade plants and citrus plants.
- Q.Gnats - I have about 30 potted plants. Some were outdoors for the summer and are now indoors. There are an increasing ...
- Q.Eradicate Those Tiny Black Fleas That Live In Soil Of Houseplants - are there any pesticide type things to drench them with?
- Q.How To Get Of Gnats In House Plants? - I have flying knats around my house plants
- Q.Will The Home Made Insecticide Soap Kill Monarch Caterpillars ? - Will the insecticide soap kill monarch caterpillars
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Ignorant gardener on
October 1, 2023
77459Q.How Can I Get Rid Of White Flies As Natural Methods Have Failed?
I have small white flies in all of my vegetable plants especially squash but it spread to tomatoes, sweet potato leaves, and peppers. I have tried foil reflection around the base, dish soap, diatomaceous earth, neem oil and a combination. Nothing kills them permanently. Should I just destroy the plants? They are not growing anything as the flies suck out the juice from the leaves and the plants struggle. I was working organically but am willing to go to something’s else temporarily if needed.
Answered by
BushDoctor on
October 2, 2023
Certified ExpertA.This can be tricky. I like using natural methods like the concentrated active ingredient of Neem oil. Azadiractin is a lot more concentrated than the raw oil. Pure capsaicin from peppers serves the same purpose when concentrated.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/indoor-pesticides-for-edibles.htm
Microbial control is an option as well. Beauveria bassiana is a naturally occurring fungus that is known to destroy whitefly populations. This is my favorite method.
Natural predators can be helpful. The green lacewing will hunt them, actively.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/green-lacewings-in-gardens.htm
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- Asked by
lesleypodiatry on
October 15, 2023
Horsham west sussexQ.Bringing In Tender Plants For Winter. How Do I Get Rid Of Bugs In The Pots.
I have bananas, Mandeville etc to bring indoors for winter but I don't want ants etc all over the house!!!
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
October 17, 2023
Certified ExpertA.My preferred methods are using Neem oil, or azadiractin. This is the active ingredient in Neem oil.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/azadirachtin-vs-neem-oil.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/containers/overwintering-container-plants.htm
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Anonymous on
October 26, 2023Q.Bugs Or Disease
Sticky, webby, collections on my indoor Jade plants and citrus plants.
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GKH_Susan on
October 29, 2023
Certified ExpertA.Sounds like spider mites. They leave the webs. You also could have mealybugs, which leave honeydew, a sticky, sweet substance.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/jade-plant/pests-of-jade-plants.htm
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Anonymous on
November 24, 2023Q.Gnats
I have about 30 potted plants. Some were outdoors for the summer and are now indoors. There are an increasing number of gnats around the soil and flying around the apartment. I have two trays with vinegar and sugar which helps to attract and catch a few, but not enough. Once in a while I will spray bug killer over the plants, but is probably the wrong kind. How do I better control the spread of gnats? Or do I need to replace all the soil?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
November 25, 2023
Certified ExpertA.Replacing the soil is one option. Another is cutting back on the watering. Damp soil will attract fungus gnats. They won't survive in dry soil. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/fungus-gnats.htm
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January 1, 2024Q.Eradicate Those Tiny Black Fleas That Live In Soil Of Houseplants
are there any pesticide type things to drench them with?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
January 1, 2024
Certified ExpertA.You probably mean the fungus gnats. Keeping plants on the drier side helps. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/fungus-gnats.htm
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Anonymous on
January 11, 2024Q.How To Get Of Gnats In House Plants?
I have flying knats around my house plants
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
January 13, 2024
Certified ExpertA.Fungus gnats are attracted to moist soil, so it helps to let the plant soils stay on the drier side. This link should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/fungus-gnats.htm
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Trulyyung on
January 14, 2024A.Castile soap. Water with it. Kills larvae.
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January 14, 2024Q.Will The Home Made Insecticide Soap Kill Monarch Caterpillars ?
Will the insecticide soap kill monarch caterpillars
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
January 16, 2024
Certified ExpertA.Any kind of insecticidal soap will kill caterpillars and other soft bodied insects if you spray it directly on them. The soap is not residual, so once it dries on the plant or washes away, it won't harm them.
https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/insecticidal-soaps-for-garden-pest-control/
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/homemade-soap-spray.htm
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