What type of pest treatment/prevention can I use for fungus gnats and spider mites specifically in sphagnum moss?
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Okay so now that I got that out of the way! 😅
Moving on…
Today while enjoying my usual morning coffee with my wonderful husband, (today is our anniversary btw 💒) I noticed a fungus gnat flying around!! I haven’t seen one of these since 02/08 (yes I remember the exact date, I HATE THEM!) I immediately and discreetly slapped it dead onto my arm and played off that everything was okay 🤥🤫
I recently brought home a FLF about a week ago and it had gnats in the soil. I did a peroxide soak and was planning on letting it acclimate for another week until I did a repot. I didn’t want to use up my Bonide granules since I’ll be adding them to the new soil in a week and thought it’d be wasteful! 🤡🤡🤡
So now I’m in fight mode protecting my other plants!!! 🦟🥊🥊 I’m treating all of my plants again with my old faithful Bonide granules but my new Polly is planted in sphagnum moss, so I’m not sure what to do there? 🤷🏻♀️ Neem oil is too weak for me and I’m too impatient and maybe a teeny bit lazy (Taurus here 🙋🏻♀️) to wait and/or do repeated treatments.
Is there anything someone can suggest that I can use to either pour onto the moss or spray that will protect against various houseplant pests?
#HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PestControl #AlocasiaAddicts #AlocasiaPolly #GregGang #PlantAddict #FicusGang #FiddleLeafFig #fungusgnats
Okay so now that I got that out of the way! 😅
Moving on…
Today while enjoying my usual morning coffee with my wonderful husband, (today is our anniversary btw 💒) I noticed a fungus gnat flying around!! I haven’t seen one of these since 02/08 (yes I remember the exact date, I HATE THEM!) I immediately and discreetly slapped it dead onto my arm and played off that everything was okay 🤥🤫
I recently brought home a FLF about a week ago and it had gnats in the soil. I did a peroxide soak and was planning on letting it acclimate for another week until I did a repot. I didn’t want to use up my Bonide granules since I’ll be adding them to the new soil in a week and thought it’d be wasteful! 🤡🤡🤡
So now I’m in fight mode protecting my other plants!!! 🦟🥊🥊 I’m treating all of my plants again with my old faithful Bonide granules but my new Polly is planted in sphagnum moss, so I’m not sure what to do there? 🤷🏻♀️ Neem oil is too weak for me and I’m too impatient and maybe a teeny bit lazy (Taurus here 🙋🏻♀️) to wait and/or do repeated treatments.
Is there anything someone can suggest that I can use to either pour onto the moss or spray that will protect against various houseplant pests?
#HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PestControl #AlocasiaAddicts #AlocasiaPolly #GregGang #PlantAddict #FicusGang #FiddleLeafFig #fungusgnats
0ft to light, indirect
5” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 year ago
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@babyfiretiger13 all the photos I have listed I use. But I just had a bad infestation and had to repot one of my plants.
I would make recommendations for #BeneficialBugs, but you said you’ve already used chemicals like bonide granules and neem the chemicals would kill the beneficials. If you haven’t already put chemicals, there are #BeneficialBugs that could help eradicate both!
@GreenGiant I have used sticky traps with success in the past alongside with the granules. I may just have to bring them out again 😒
@AwesomePlants You’re so right. I was trying to avoid the FLF drama but I just need to go ahead and bite the bullet!
@KikiGoldblatt I actually have diatomaceous earth in my Amazon cart right now, I’m just wondering how I would use it for the moss?
@babyfiretiger13 I haven’t seen any thrips since a day or so after releasing the pirate bugs! The pirate bugs are pretty voracious. They actually hunt them for fun and carry them on their back like a trophy 👀😂. The mites I applied are more of a longer-term more broad-spectrum type.
@babyfiretiger13 yes!! I agree. I can’t wait until one day we have the capability for video uploads too!!
@babyfiretiger13 Definitely haha,as if I need an excuse 🤪😅