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Posted 4Y ago by @Morgan3300

Has tons of bugs

This plant has been staying in my sunroom which is a steady 40Β°F, I noticed a bunch of tiny black bugs all over the leaves, they don’t move they stay stillοΏΌ. Not sure if these are spider mites? What’s the best way to get rid of them?οΏΌ
Elle
Elle
Licorice Plant
1ft to light, direct
8” pot without drainage
Last watered 4 years ago
@Leyleaves
Angie
3044 XP
4Y ago
@Leyleaves
Ahhh! Looks like aphids to me. I hate these little buggers. I use a neem oil / warm water /peppermint Castille soap mixture and spray it on. Alternatively you can spray them off outside with some water first and then douse with the neem oil mixture.
@Morgan3300
Morgan
7757 XP
4Y ago
@Morgan3300
@Leyleaves thank you! I’ve been doing a soap/alcohol water mixture for about a week now and I’m not sure how long it’ll take for them to go away but I’d hate for it to spread to all my other plants. οΏΌοΏΌοΏΌ
@sarah10orio
still Sarah
275301 XP
4Y ago
@sarah10orio
@Morgan3300 Have you tried spraying it off with water? A gentle spray will knock a lot of them off. I like to use Natria insecticidal soap and that works wonders for me. The alcohol should work well, too. Just make sure the plant doesn't get too cold after using rubbing alcohol. οΏΌ
@Leyleaves
Angie
3044 XP
4Y ago
@Leyleaves
I agree with @sarahsalith but sometimes you have to have pretty strong stream. I sometimes blast them off with a spray bottle using the single line spit spray twist option. πŸ˜‚ If that makes sense. Definitely keep the plant quarantined from others for now. Neem oil after you get them off will keep them from coming back.
@Morgan3300
Morgan
7757 XP
4Y ago
@Morgan3300
@sarahsalith I have tried everything, they are completely taking over this plant idk if I can save it :/ there is so many nooks and crannies they can hide well unfortunately.