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Posted 1M ago by @PlantMama74

I need help with my majesty palm. There are bugs crawling...

1ft to light, indirect
9” pot with drainage
Last watered 3 weeks ago
Are they fungus gnats? Not sure how you repotted it but make sure you get every bit of soil off the roots and give the pot a really good clean out before replacing with new fresh soil. Also remove any black mushy roots. What climate are you in? If it’s nearing winter I would recommend watering really scarcely (once every few weeks) so the water has time to evaporate cause gnats love moist soil and can’t reproduce when it’s dry. You can also get these sticky things to put in the soil that the bugs stick to and die. You can also use diluted hydrogen peroxide directly on the soil and it kills them and any eggs on impact, but cause it’s such a large pot I would do this if any come up after changing the soil. You can dip the roots in extra diluted hydrogen peroxide too to make sure all eggs and stuff are killed before repotting! Good luck :)