The most common indoor plant pests do varying degrees of damage to our houseplants We include tips and organic methods and strategies designed to control pests on houseplants

Fungus Gnats thrive in wet moist soils and they love humidity Your moist organic rich soil is what attracted them

Root damage caused by fungus gnats allows diseases to install themselves in your plants Fungus gnats spread fungus on the bottom of their feet from one plant to another

Spider Mites are by far one of the most common pests indoor plants suffer with. They build webs, chew your plants leaves and definitely make a pest of themselves

They can quickly build to a large population that will do damage that is hard for the plant to recover quickly from

Thrips are another leaf eating bug. Their damage and life cycle is very different from the spider mite, but they do wound your houseplant leaves and suck energy from your plant

Their mouth punches holes in the leaves and suck out the leaf juices, so look for holes in the leaves

Finding mealybugs on houseplants is a common problem for houseplant owners  Mealybugs are prevalent outdoors in warmer climates but are highly adaptable to indoor environments Mealybugs thrive in the constant warmth and humidity of commercial greenhouses

Whiteflies on plants are common garden, greenhouse and houseplant pests These plant sucking insects are closely related to aphids, mealybugs and scale

Scale attaches directly to the plant stems and look like small inconspicuous lumps It's easy to miss them Meanwhile they are sucking the life blood from your plants and spreading quickly

Aphids suck juices from plant leaves and stems Small infestations will not harm the plant but you will see the damage Aphids can reduce plant size, foliage growth and fruiting abilities if the infestation is long standing

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