The most common indoor plant pests do varying degrees of damage to our houseplants. sometimes they can do a LOT of damage to our houseplants. Anyway, Who wants nasty bugs in the house? They are ugly, creepy and annoying to deal with. We complied our complete list of the most common indoor pests and how …
Think you have scales on plants? Learn how to identify and get rid of scale bugs. Scale are sucking pests like mealy bugs, thrips, aphids and whitefly. In fact, white scale pests can look much like mealy bugs (a relative). Scale, like other sucking insects, secretes a sticky honey dew onto your plants. Grey sooty …
Whiteflies on plants are common garden, greenhouse and houseplant pests. These plant sucking insects are closely related to aphids, mealybugs and scale. Learn How to get rid of whiteflies in this post. These are not true flies. However they do fly a small distance. If you knock a plant heavily infested with whitefly you will …
Why use Hydrogen peroxide for plants? This common household first aid and cleaning agent is also AMAZINGLY helpful for plants. It benefits both garden and houseplants. But in this post we focus on your houseplants. What is hydrogen Peroxide? Just regular ole water. Plus ONE extra molecule of oxygen. The chemical formulation is H2O2. It’s …
Learn how to get rid of mealybugs on plants with natural methods best suited to your home environment. We all get pests on our houseplants sometimes. They find their way indoors and cause lots of problems. Let’s get mealybugs out of our houseplants. And keep them out. What are Mealy bugs? Mealybugs( planococcus citric) are …
Get rid of Thrips on houseplants. Learn how to identify and kill Thrips. Keep them gone with proper plant management techniques. This post has information on Thrips and methods of Thrip eradication on houseplants. Thrips are a sucking pest like aphids, mealy bugs and spider mites. The leaf damage from these sucking pests is often …
Spider mites on plants are a headache for outdoor gardens, houseplants and greenhouse plants. Once they get a foothold these tiny tiny bugs are tricky to fight. In this post we learn effective methods of how to get rid of spider mites on indoor plants and out in the garden or greenhouse. If you already …
Fungus gnats are tiny gnats that fly close around your plant pots. They are small and harmless to humans. It’s easy to miss them at first or mistake them for fruit flies. Plant people tend to overwater. This causes root rot, Adult Fungus gnats want your fungus rich wet soil. It’s full of organic matter …
Here’s a guide to recognizing aphid infestations and how to get rid of aphids naturally. All gardeners eventually battle aphids in the home garden. Aphids on Houseplants can also be a problem. Are Aphids Harmful to Plants? Aphids suck juices from plant leaves and stems. Small infestations will not harm the plant but you will …