I know it says it works, but I wanted to know if anyone has had luck. I very recently found Thrips on my monstera and avocado tree, and now I've also been finding white fluff over a few other things. Is this a good option to use on all of my plants, whether they're visibly infected or not?
I water only when needed, either judging by plant response or weight.
Plants get between 12-15 hours of both sunlight and some grow lights.
I mix all my own soil, mixed with diatomaceous earth during storage.
by MisterHaloKitty
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Yes, but it isn’t instant, and also kills pollinators, so please only use indoors, or in pots with non-flowering plants.
The bigger size is way more economical. It says it’s for outdoors but it’s that exact same as the houseplant one.
Yes, that is Imidicloprid, that will kill both mealies and thrips. Be warned imidicloprid will also kill pollinators like bees and butterflies; absolutely do not treat any outdoor plants with it. Do not treat plants you plant to eat either.
This is the only way to truly eradicate them in my experience.
I wouldn’t use this personally but doubly so if I had kids and/or pets. There’s a reason it has use restrictions and strict application guidelines.
Yep, it’s the only thing that got ride of my thrips and I haven’t had an issue with anything since
I have used this for mealy bugs in quite a few of my plants and it seemed to work somewhat in that there are fewer. But even after repeated applications, I am still plagued with the pesky things. Especially on my arabica coffee plant which had the worst infestation. I constantly have to spray it with alcohol.
Yes but would suggest using this in conjunction with some kind of foliar pesticide
Yes they are. I think these are excellent used as preventative as well.
Sounds like you want to eliminate bugs but are not a fan of synthetic methods. Have you thought about food grade diatomaceous earth?
I used this on an Easter cactus that was on the verge of death because of thrips. I put it outside to protect my other house plants. It was end of spring but it has miraculously gotten new growth. But my question is, did I hurt the environment by putting it outside?
Can’t speak on mealy bugs (thankfully) but I can safely say it’s great for thrips! It’s the only thing that worked for me. I usually treat all of my plants with it once a month now & I haven’t had any issues with thrips since! I’d recommend using this and some kind of spray for the foliage itself (I like captain jacks dead bug brew) if you’ve got an active infestation and then going down to just the granules once it’s under control. I also spritz new leaves with dbb just to be safe.
TL;DR it works a treat, I use it on ALL of my plants regardless of whether they’ve had pests or not, and I’ve not had a single issue since!
Also, how bad is the run off, or how do y’all normally go about it